London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
This page requires JavaScript
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1913, in the Urban Sanitary District of Wood Green.
| Causes of Death. | NETT DEATHS ATTHE SrR.IOlNKD A0E8 OF " RESIDENTS,' WHKTIIER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non. Residentfl in Institutions in the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | i 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Knteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 12 | 2 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | i | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 2 | i | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diptheria and Croup | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | i | ... |
| Frysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | i | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tubererculosis | 45 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 1 | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 7 | 1 ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | 24 | 4 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Organic Heart Disease | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 33 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | •28 | 6 ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 18 | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 46 | 8 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | lfi | 2 ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 10 | 9 ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...1 | ... |
| Appendicitis and Tpyhlitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | I |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | ...I |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 33 | 32 ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Violent Deaths, excluding suicide | 8 | 1 ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Suicides | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 143 | 18 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | in | 97 | 70 | 5 |
| Diseases ill.defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| All Causes | 510 | 83 24 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 60 | 107 | 170 | 23 |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 7 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | |||