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 Wanstead]
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TABLE II.
| CAUSES OP DEATH During the Yeah 1925. | Net Deaths at the subjoined Ages of Residents. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 upwards. | All Ages. | ||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | |||||||||
| 2 | Small-pox | |||||||||
| 3 | Measles | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | Diphtheria | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | |||||||||
| 10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||
| 12 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | |||||
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 | Diabetes | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 1 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| 16 | Heart Disease | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | |||||
| 17 | Arterio-Sclerosis | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 18 | Bronchitis | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | |||||||||
| 21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 22 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | |||||||||
| 23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||
| 25 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 26 | Puerperal Sepsis | |||||||||
| 27 | Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | |||||||||
| 28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 29 | Suicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 31 | Other Defined Diseases | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 32 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 87 | 150 | ||