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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
Richmond upon Thames 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Table showing deaths for the past ten years due to the seven chief Epidemic diseases:—
| No. of Deaths. | Total 10 Yrs. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of Death. | 1904 . | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 0161 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Diphtheria, including Membranous Croup | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Fever— | |||||||||||
| Enteric | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Measles | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ... | 18 | 60 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 68 |
| Diarrhoea | 23 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 110 |
| 51 | 47 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 43 | 9 | 29 | 278 | |
Influenza.
Seven deaths occurred from this disease, as compared with
18 deaths for the previous year.
Cancer,
During the year 48 deaths were registered due to the
different forms of malignant disease. Of these 23 were males
and 25 females. The death rate was 1.4 per thousand of the
population. The age incidence was as follows:—
Between 25 and 45 years 4
„ 45 „ 65 years 25
65years and upwards 19