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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE I V.
C auses of, and A ges at, D eath during Y ear 1902, R omford U rban D istrict.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or be longing to Localities (at all. 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. | Town Wards. | Collier Row Ward. | Squirrels Health Ward. | |||
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other contin'd | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Other tubercular Diseases | 8 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 | 22 | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 32 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
| Accidents | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other Causes | 110 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6S | 100 | 5 | 5 | 39 | |
| All Causes | 241 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 106 | 218 | 11 | 12 | 09 | |