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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Table III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1920.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the district. | Tl. deaths whether of Residents or Non-residents in Institutions in the District- | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and uuder 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 | 11 |
| All Certified | 305 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 79 | 86 | 10 |
| causes Uncertified | 1 | |||||||||
| Enteric Fever | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Diphtheria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Phthisis | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cancer | 32 | 3 | 20 | 9 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Broncho-pneumonia | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Alcoholism | ||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Nephritis | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Other accidents & diseases of pregnancy | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 23 | 23 | ||||||||
| Violence | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 47 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | ||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 70 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 35 | ||
| Totals | 306 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 37 | 80 | 86 | 10 |