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 Paddington]
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Cause of Death. | AGES. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | ||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
Gout | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
Rickets | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
Cancer, Maliganant Disease | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 100 | |||
Tabes Mesenterica | 16 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 40 | |||||||
Phthisis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 173 | |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
Anæmia, Chlorosis, | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | |||||||||||
Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Premature Birth | ||||||||||||
Atelectasis | 45 | 45 | ||||||||||
Congenital Malformations | 8 | ... | 8 | |||||||||
Old Age | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
2 | 13 | 38 | 27 | 80 | ||||||||
1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | ||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | ||||||||||||
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||
Brain Paralysis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 93 | ||
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
Epilepsy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
Convulsions | 31 | 3 | 34 | |||||||||
Laryngismus Strudulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 4 | 3 | 7 |