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 1906. B orough of R ichmond ( S urrey).
Causes of Death. | Deaths in ok 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 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping-cough | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. |
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Epidemic influenza | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea.. | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Other septic diseases | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 34 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .. | 11 |
Other tubercular diseases | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Bronchitis | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .. | 3 |
Pneumonia | 26 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of liver | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Venereal Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Premature birth | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Heart diseases | 52 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
Accidents | 12 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 4 |
Suicides | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 |
All other causes | 121 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 60 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 55 |
All causes | 377 | 53 | 16 | M | 19 | 148 | 127 | 108 | 89 | 112 | 36 | 32 | 113 |