Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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CAUSE OF DEATH | Under | Over 1 and under 2 | Over 2 and under 5 | Over 5 and under 15 | Over 15 and under 25 | Over 25 and under 35 | Over 35 and under 45 | Over 45 and under 55 | Over 55 and under 65 | Over 65 and under 75 | Over 75 | Total | Registrar-General's Allocations | |||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
1. Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
4. Whooping cough | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
6. Influenza | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 23 |
7. Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
8. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
9. Respiratory tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 40 | 35 | 40 |
10. Other tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
11. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
12. General paralysis of the Insane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
13. Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 46 | 13 | 21 | 98 | 123 | 99 | 127 |
14. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 37 |
16. Heart disease | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 57 | 117 | 141 | 127 | 142 |
17. Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
18. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 28 |
19. Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
20. Pneumonia | 9 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 37 | 46 |
21. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
22. Pepticulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
23. Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24. Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
25. Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
26. Other diseases of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 7 |
27. Other digestive diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
28. Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 21 |
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
30. Other puerperal causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
31. Congenital debility | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 30 | 34 | 30 |
32. Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 37 |
33. Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
34. Other violence | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 37 | 18 |
35. Other defined diseases | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 55 | 48 | 58 |
36. Causes ill-defined | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 65 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 49 | 52 | 69 | 62 | 119 | 91 | 140 | 160 | 108 | 183 | 631 | 700 | 639 | 709 |