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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents " or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 j years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Influenza | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 43 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 35 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 75 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Organic Heart Diseases | 82 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 26 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 13 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 50 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 10 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Suicide | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 108 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 106 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 91 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 66 |
| 641 | 94 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 92 | 157 | 220 | 343 | |