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 Hendon RDC]
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TABLE III.—Causes of, and
Name or District—Hendon Rural.
Causes or Death | Nett Deaths at the Subjoined Ages or "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | Total Deaths whether or "Residents " or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | ||||
All causes | Certified | 128 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 44 | .. | |
Uncertified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Measles | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
ErysipelaB | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | ||
Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Cancel-, Malignant Disease | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | ||||
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Organic Heart Disease | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | ||
Bronchitis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs . . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Diarrhoea and Fnteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | ||
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | ||
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other Accidents & Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 3 | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | ||
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other Defined Diseases | 50 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | 30 | .. | ||
Diseases, ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Totals | 129 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 45 | 1 | ||
Sub-Entries included in above figures | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |