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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Table III.-Causes of. and Ages at Death during the
year 1918.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the district. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs, | 65 and upwards. | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
All causes | Certified | 432 | 50 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 88 | 85 | 101 |
Uncertified | ||||||||||
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Small-pox | ||||||||||
Measles | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
Diphtheria & Croup | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Influenza | 71 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Phthisis(Pul'm'n'ry Tuberculosis) | 42 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 4 | |||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Cancer, malignant disease | 30 | 1 | 18 | 11 | ||||||
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Organic Heart Disease | 43 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | |||||
Bronchitis | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | |||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 59 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | |
Other diseases of | ||||||||||
respiratory organs | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||
Alcoholism | ||||||||||
Nephritis & Bright Disease | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Puerperal Fever | ||||||||||
Other accidents diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth | 18 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Suicide | ||||||||||
Other Defined Diseases | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 42 | ||
Diseases, ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Totals | 432 | 50 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 88 | 85 | 101 |