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 Stepney]
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TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1911.
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " nonresidents " in Institution in the District. | |||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | t and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 yeirs. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
All causes | Certified | 4854 | 1261 | 462 | 286 | 156 | 171 | 627 | 1020 | 871 | |
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Enteric fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | • • | 1 | 11 | |
Small pox | 8 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Measles | 291 | 70 | 140 | 69 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | |
Scarlet fever | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping-cough | 44 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | |
Diphtheria and croup | 34 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | |
Influenza | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | .. | 5 | |
Erysipelas | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | 7 | |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | |
Dysentery | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Anterior polio myelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) | 481 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 237 | 140 | 27 | 207 | |
Tuberculous meningitis | 80 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 87 | |
Other tuberculous diseases | 86 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | 78 | |
Rheumatic fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
Cancer, malignant disease | 236 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 127 | 75 | 209 | |
Bronchitis | 399 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 143 | 150 | 137 | |
Broncho-pneumonia | 282 | 118 | 75 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 221 | |
Pneumonia (all other forms) | 264 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 86 | 30 | 109 | |
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 35 365 | |
Diarrhoea and enteritis. | 506 | 382 | 79 | 16 | 1 | .. | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67 | |
Alcoholism | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Cirrhosis of liver | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 14 | .. | 15 | |
Nephritis and bright's disease | 157 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 25 | 82 | 34 | 101 | |
Puerperal fever | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | 21 | |
Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 31 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | 17 | |
Congenital debility and malformation, including premature birth | 384 | 384 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 151 | |
Violent deaths, excluding suicide | 208 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 49 | 40 | 160 | |
Suicides | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 11 | |
Old age | 233 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 221 | 75 | |
Heart diseases | 334 | 5 | .. | 1 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 118 | 108 | 154 | |
Other defined diseases | 578 | 103 | 16 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 86 | 166 | 122 | 525 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 26 | .. | 18 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 6 | |
4854 | 1261 | 462 | 286 | 156 | 171 | 627 | 1020 | 871 | 2912 |