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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
Heston and Isleworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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table III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during 1914.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | 543 | 98 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 81 | 99 | 189 | 507 |
| Uncertified | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Smallpox | |||||||||||
| Measles | |||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Whooping-cough | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 9 | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| Influenza | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 48 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 60 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 55 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 43 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 38 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 10 | 22 | 55 | |
| Bronchitis | 42 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 26 | 59 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 49 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 25 | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | |||||||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Debility & Malformation, including Premature Birth | 35 | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicides | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Suicide | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Other defined diseases | 143 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 30 | 87 | 162 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| 544 | 98 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 81 | 99 | 189 | 507 | ||