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 DEATH. | DEATHS IN WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 44 | 14 | 28 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Whooping-cough | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria and Membranous croup | 34 | 5 | 21 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 25 |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Fever:— | ||||||||
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 10 |
Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhœa | 96 | 73 | 12 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 9 |
Enteritis | 53 | 44 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Other septic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Phthisis | 192 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 136 | 7 | 27 |
Other tubercular diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cancer, malignant disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis | 563 | 115 | 89 | ... | ... | 214 | 121 | 68 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Premature birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Heart diseases | 75 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 21 |
Accidents | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rheumatic fever | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
All other causes | 1216 | 435 | 105 | 44 | 40 | 356 | 236 | ... |
All causes | 2311 | 704 | 284 | 87 | 81 | 766 | 389 | ... |