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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
Southgate 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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TABLE I.
Causes of, and Ages, at Death during the year 1900.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in the whole District at subjoinedAges. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages.) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 & under 5. | 5& under 15. | 15& under 25 | 25 & under 65 | upwards | Southgate. | New Southgate. | Winchmore Hill. | Palmers Green and Bowes. | |
| Scarlet. Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | - |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Epidemic Influenza | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Phthisis | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Bronchitis | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | — |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 9 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Alcoholism- Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Heart Disease | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Disease of Digestive Organs | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — |
| Diseases of Nervous System, (includ'g Convulsions, Apoplexy) | 16 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | |
| Diseases of Urinary Organs | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Wasting and Debility (including Developmental Defects) | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Senility | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Accidents | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| All causes | 147 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 28 | 34 |
N.B.—Two deaths from Scarlet Fever which occurred at the Metropolitan
Asylum's Board Hospital at Winchmore Hill are not included in this Table.
There is no other Public Institution in the District.