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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

St Luke 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Luke, Middlesex]

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Table: TABLE III.— continued.

TABLE III.— continued.

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5 years of age.Grand Total all Ages.
0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
Local Diseases—continued. 4. Diseases of Respiratory System.
Laryngitis...4............44
Croup.....................
Emphysema Asthma1............11112
Bronchitis473041626277206
Pneumonia2829223055796
Pleurisy......1...51...7
Other Diseases of Respiratory System.........1.........1
5. Diseases of Digestive Organs.
Dentition7...............77
Sore Throat, Quinsey............1......1
Diseases of Stomach1......14117
Enteritis12...............1414
Obstructive Diseases of Intestines2.........1427
Peritonitis.........231...6
Ascites........................
Cirrhosis of Liver............51...6
Jaundice, and other Diseases of Liver............3......3
Other Diseases of Digestive System11.........123
6. Diseases of Lymphatic System.
e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen1...112
7. Diseases of Glanlike Organs of Uncertain Use.
e.g., Bronchocele Addison's Disease........................
8. Diseases of Urinary System.
Nephritis............61...7
Bright's Disease, Albuminuria......2281...13
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate.........1.........1
Other Diseases of the Urinary System............1......1