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 1905. Borough of Richmond (Surrey)
Causes of Death | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Wards (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District | ||||||||||
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All ages | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | North | South | East | West | Kew. | ||
Measles | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Whooping-cough | 25 | 9 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | .. | 3 |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Enteric Fever | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | • • | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Epidemic influenza | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea.. | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Other septic diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 27 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Other tubercular diseases | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Bronchitis | 39 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 11 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Pneumonia | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .. | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of liver | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Premature birth | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Heart diseases | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 9 | .. | 7 |
Accidents | 14 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Suicides | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
All other causes | 143 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 67 | 41 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 53 |
All causes | 439 | 61 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 158 | 150 | 133 | 113 | 118 | 48 | 27 | 140 |