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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1906. Romford Urban District.
| Causes Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents"or 'non-resi-dents' in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and up- 1 wards. | Town Ward. | Collier Row Ward. | Harold Wood Ward. | ||||
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other contin'd | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 18 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | |
| Other tubercular Diseases | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 16 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | ... | 17 | |
| Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Senile decay | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| All other causes | 53 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ... | 17 | 16 | 46 | ... | 7 | ... | 22 | |
| All Causes | 207 | 53 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 63 | 181 | 9 | 17 | ... | 98 | |