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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
Malden and Coombe 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden and Coombe]
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Table IV.—
| Causes of Death. | Deaths In whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities at all Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Coombe. | Old Maiden. | New Maiden. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Whooping-cough | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Epidemic influenza | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Enteritis | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Phthisis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ||||
| Other tubercular diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||||
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
| Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||
| Premature birth | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Heart diseases | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ||||
| Aneurism of Aorta | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||
| All other causes | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| All causes | 67 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | ||||
RASHELL DAVISON, m.d., m.r.c.s., eng.
Medical Officer of Health.