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 1914 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 " or "Non-Residents" in institutions in the District (b 1. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
All causes | Certified (c) | 2101 | 496 | 203 | 129 | 100 | 66 | 255 | 471 | 381 | 985 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1 Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
2 Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 Measles | 107 | 23 | 55 | 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | |
4 Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5 Whooping-cough | 55 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | |
6 Diphtheria and Croup | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
7 Influenza | 25 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
8 Erysipelas | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | |
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 229 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 104 | 76 | 12 | 136 | |
10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
11 Other Tuberculous diseases | 49 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | ||
12 Cancer, malignant disease | 105 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | 59 | 29 | 54 | |
13 Rheumatic Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
14 Meningitis (see note (d)) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||
15 Organic Heart Disease | 65 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 19 | |
16 Bronchitis | 158 | 31 | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 47 | 62 | 110 | |
17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 235 | 60 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 66 | ||
18 Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis (see note (e)) | 172 | 113 | 36 | 8 | 3 | ... | 6 | 5 | 64 | ||
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 2 | 17 | |
21a Alcoholism | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | |
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 56 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 21 | |
23 Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | |
25 Congenital Debility and malformation, including premature birth | 131 | 127 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | |
26 Violent deaths, excluding suicide | 108 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 20 | |
27 Suicides | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
28 Other defined diseases | 433 | 56 | 5 | "9 | 22 | 13 | 36 | 124 | 168 | 297 | |
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
2101 | 496 | 203 | 129 | 100 | 66 | 255 | 471 | 381 | 985 |