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 Mitcham]
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Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |
Enterie Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Influenza | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Meningococcal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 16 | 7 | 1 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 16 |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Diabetes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 |
Heart Disease | 45 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 |
Bronchitis | 26 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 14 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 20 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
Diarrhoea, &c. (under two years) | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Congenital Debility, and Malformation, Premature Birth | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... |
Other Deaths from Violence | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Other Defined Diseases | 57 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
Causes ill defined or unknown | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 343 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 45 | 84 | 130 |