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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
Romford 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE [V.
C auses of, and A ges at, D eath during Year 1902. Romford
Urban D istrict.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or Beloning to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Small-Pox | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | UNION WORKHOUSE. | |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping-cough | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Other contind | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteritis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Phthisis | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | ... | ||
| Other tubercular Discases | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | ||
| Bronchitis | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ||
| Pneumonia | 14 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Premature Birth | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Heart Diseases | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ||
| Accidents | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ||
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Senile Decay | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ||
| All other Causes | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
| All Causes | 163 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 38 | |