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]
This page requires JavaScript
| Causes of death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |