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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

Plumstead 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Plumstead]

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Table: TABLE II.Births & Deaths, for each Quarter of the Year, corrected for Deaths in Union and Outlying Hospitals

TABLE II.

Births & Deaths, for each Quarter of the Year, corrected for Deaths in Union and Outlying Hospitals

Date.Ages.Jan.MarApl-JuneJuly-SepOct.-DecTotal.
BirthsDths.Under 1 year1 and under 55—1515—2525—65Over 65Under 5Over 5Under 5Over 5Under 5Over 5Under 5Over 5Under 5Over 5
Jan.-Mar.5252796255978264Small Pox..........2......2
Scarlet Fever4..211..3..10..
Diphtheria513..12991813
Membranous Croup1......1..1..3..
April-June447211562512107929Enteric Fever..121716..3327
Puerperal Fever......2......2..4
Cholera....................
Erysipelas..............1..1
Measles17..1..1..4..23
Whooping Cough....1..45..
Diarrhœa....2...3628..462
RheumaticFever......2..1......3
Influenza..11..6..........17
Phthisis32422917.21591
OtherTubercular Diseases Cancer and91524••23206
July-Sept.47121680298114939Neoplasms..7..9..8..13..37
Alcohelic Diseases..2..1..4..8..15
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy3552181810915147888
Heart Disease..17215..8..15255
Oct.-Dec.42322452341787736Labour and Sequelæ......3......2..5
Premature Birth and LowVitality Injuries21..21..13..16..71..
335527241219
All other Diseases194317253541264397152
Total18669302501434636287168Total1171628113010910786138303537
Not Certified264242441414
Inquests757737342023