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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Table 1a .
Showing the Causes of Death during each of the Four Quarters of the Year 1904.
Causes of Death. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Typhoid Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Whooping Cough | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Phthisis | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bronchitis | 5 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Diseases of Heart and Circulation | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Bright's Disease | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
Cancer | 3 | .. | 6 | 3 |
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Senile Decay | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Diseases & accidents of parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
Wasting and Debility from Birth | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Diseases of Nervous System, including Apoplexy & Convulsions | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Accidents and "Found Dead" | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Suicide | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
All Other Causes ., | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Totals | 55 | 28 | 43 | 45 |
171 |