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 Brentford]
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Causes of death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | ||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 year | I and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and wards | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 8 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | |||||||
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Fever— | |||||||
Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 32 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 27 | 2 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 5 |
Bronchitis | 30 | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 |
Pneumonia | 25 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 | 5 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Respiratory | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Organs Alcoholism-Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Heart Diseases | 29 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
Accidents | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Senile Decay | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
Suffocation in bed | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 64 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 12 |
All causes | 309 | 62 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 107 | 65 |