Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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The causes of death were as shown in the following table: —
Accidental Injury | 6 |
Suicide, Drowning | 1 |
„ Poison | 1 |
„ Cut-throat | 1 |
Accidental Drowning | 1 |
Burns | 1 |
Suffocation | 9 |
27 |
Deaths registered during each month:—
January | |
February | |
March | 27 |
April | |
May | 20 |
June | 19 |
July | 12 |
August | 17 |
September | 24 |
October | 15 |
November | 12 |
December | 24 |
235 |
Cancer.
The number of deaths due to Cancer during 1913 was
20. This is a disease which is almost entirely confined to
persons who are of middle age and over; 4 deaths occurred
between the ages of 25 and 45; 10 between 45 and 65; and
12 over 65 years of age.
The following table shows the deaths from Cancer
classified according to age, sex, and the organs affected: