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Southall-Norwood 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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TABLE II.
SOUTHALL-NORWOOD URBAN DISTRICT.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1902.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Whooping-cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S 1 Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| > Enteric | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ' Other continued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Epidemic influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhcea | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other septic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phthisis | 9 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 30 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cancer, malignant dis-sease | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | 3 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Alcoholism | | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver 1 | ||||||||
| Venereal diseases | ||||||||
| Premature birth | 12 | 12 | — | |||||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | ||
| Heart diseases | 9 | — | — | i | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Accidents | 7 | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Suicides | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | — | — |
| All other causes | 49 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 134 |
| All causes | 156 | 62 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 217 |