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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or Belonging to Whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1-5. | 5-15. | 15-25. | 25-35. | 35-45. | 45-55. | 55-65. | 65-75. | 75-85. | Over 85. | Belonging. to District. | Not belonging to District. | |
| Small-pox | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||
| Measles | ||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Croup | ||||||||||||||
| Fever:— | ||||||||||||||
| Typhus | ||||||||||||||
| Enteric | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other continued Epidemic Influenza | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cholera | ||||||||||||||
| Plague | ||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Enteritis | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | †1 | ... | ... | †l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | †l | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Phthisis | 41 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 | ... | 10 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Heart Diseases | 56 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| Accidents | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||
| Rheumatism | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Drowning | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| All other causes | 134 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 33 | 52 |
| All Causes | 469 | 112 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 48 | 51 | 69 | 52 | 14 | 89 | 119 |
t Notified in Borough but belonging to Esher.