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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Showing the Causes of Death during each of the Four Quarters of the Year, 1908.
Cause of Death. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 1 | |||
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 5 | 3 |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | •• | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Cancer | 9 | 5 | 8 | |
Bronchitis | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Alcoholism—Cirrhosis | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Diseases & Accidents of Parturition | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Heart Disease | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Accidents | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
Suicides | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Senile Decay | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Diseases of Nervous System, including Apoplexy and Convulsions | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Wasting and Debility from Birth, including Developmental Defects | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 |
All other Causes | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
All Causes | 80 | 53 | 42 | 65 |
240 |