London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents," whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all Ages of " Residents " belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths, whether of Residents or " Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 & under 5. | 5 & under 15. | 15 & under 25. | 25 & under 65. | 65 & upwards. | Southgate. | New Southgate. | Winchmore Hill. | Palmers Green and Bowes. | ||
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
| Diarrhœa | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Phthisis | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Cancer | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| Bronchitis | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Heart Diseases | 16 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Alcoholism—Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Senile Decay | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — |
| Diseases of the Nervous System, including Apo-plexy and Convulsions | 19 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | |||
| Brights Disease | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Appendicitis | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Wasting and Debility from Birth | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Accidents | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Suicides and Murder | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| All other causes | 11 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | |
| 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 51 | 36 | 53 | 13 | ||
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.