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 St. Luke, Middlesex]
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TABLE III.—
| causes of death. | ages. | Total under 5 years of age. | Grand Total all Ages. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 1 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| III. Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 9 | ... | 28 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 10 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | |
| Phthisis | l | 5 | 4 | 10 | 85 | 1 | 6 | 106 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 6 | 10 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 16 | 22 |
| Furpura, Hcemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leueocytbæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 18 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 114 | 14 | 42 | 189 | |