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 Shoreditch]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and ages at death during the Year 1912 in the Borough of
Shoreditch.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district (a). | Total Deaths whether of "Residents ok "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District (b). 11. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and inder 5. | 5 and inder 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65 | 65 and up wards. | |||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
All causes | Certified (c) | 2017 | 451 | 188 | 138 | 78 | 69 | 275 | 425 | 393 | 932 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 Enteric Fever | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ] | 1 | |||||
2 Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 Measles | 126 | 19 | 54 | 48 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | |
4 Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 Whooping-cough | 42 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 Influenza | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | |
8 Erysipelas | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | |
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 217 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 103 | 69 | 10 | 127 | |
10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 46 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
11 Other Tuberculous diseases | 27 | 4 | 7 | .. | 4 | I | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 88 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 30 | 32 | |
13 Pheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
14 Meningitis (See note (d)) | 9 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
15 Organic Heart Disease | 61 | , , | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 26 | |
16 Bronchitis | 184 | 20 | 10 | .. | 1 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 76 | 154 | |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 208 | 45 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 40 | lrt | 50 | |
1 8 Other diseases of Pespiratory organs | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis (See note (e) ) | 99 | 73 | 16 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 48 | |
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis. . | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | . . | 1 | |
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | |
22 Alcoholism | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
23 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 83 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 14 | 42 | 24 | 66 | |
24 Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | |
25 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
26 Congenital Debility and mal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
formation, including pre | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
mature birth | 179 | 172 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | |
27 Violent deaths, excluding suicide | 77 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | |
28 Suicides | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | |
29 Other defined diseases | 444 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 107 | 197 | 304 | |
30 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
2017 | 451 | 188 | 138 | 78 | 69 | 275 | 425 | 393 | 932 |