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 Richmond]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1902. B orough of R ichmond ( S urrey).
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Wards (at all Ages). | Total Deathsin Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and 5 and under under 5- 15- | 15 and under 25- | 25 and 65 and under up-65. wards | North | South | East | West | Kew. | ||||
Small-pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Whooping-cough | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Epidemic influenza | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 11 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
Other septic diseases | 7 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
Phthisis | 26 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 19 | .. | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Other tubercular diseases | 16 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Bronchitis | 23 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Pneumonia | 43 | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of liver | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Venereal diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Heart diseases | 42 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Accidents.. | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Suicides | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
All other causes | 150 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 46. | 75 | 33 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 48 |
All causes | 426 | 59 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 138 | 149 | 119 | 98 | 107 | 60 | 42 | 114 |