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 Southgate]
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Causes of Death | Deaths in, or belonging to, whole District at subjoined Ages, | DeathsinLocalities at all Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year | 1 & under 5. | 5 & under 15. | 15 & under 25 | 25 & under 65 | 65 & upwards | Southgate. | c w Southgate. | W inchmore Hill. | Palmer's Gr. and Bowes. | ||
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Measles | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | |
Diarrhoea | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - |
Puerperal Feve | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Influenza | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Phthisis | 12 | - | - | 1 | - | 11 | - | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | - |
Other Tubercular Disease | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Bronchitis | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
Diseases of the Heart and Circulation | 11 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
Brights Disease | 6 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | |
Cancer | 14 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - | |
Alcoholism-Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Senile Decay | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Premature Birth... | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wasting & Debility from Birth | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Diseases of Nervous System including ApoplexyA Convulsioions | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - |
Accidents & "Found Deac | 11 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
Suicide | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
All other causes | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 1 | - | |
163 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 54 | 7 |
N.B.—The public institution included in above Table refers to the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Hospital at Winchmore Hill. This is the only public institution in the district.