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 1908.
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||||
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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. | Non "Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | |
Small-pox | ||||||||||||||
Measles | 22 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||
Whooping Cough | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria(including Membranous croup) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Croup | ||||||||||||||
Fever: | ||||||||||||||
Typhus | ||||||||||||||
Enteric Other continued | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Epidemic Influenza | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
Cholera | ||||||||||||||
Plague | ||||||||||||||
Diarrhœa | 18 | 16 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Puerperal Fever | ||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
Phthisis(Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 39 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | .. | 9 | 9 |
Bronchitis | 43 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
Pneumonia | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |||
Alcoholism | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Premature Birth | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Diseases & Accidents of Parturition | 11 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 |
Heart Diseases | 53 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
Injuries | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 |
Suicides | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 |
Drowning | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||
All Other Causes | 154 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 50 | 45 |
All Causes | 521 | 89 | 52 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 55 | 53 | 85 | 62 | 30 | 120 | 111 |