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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
Southall-Norwood 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or Belonging to whole District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or Belonging to Localities (at all 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. | East. | West. | Workhouse. | Various London Hospitals. | S. Mary-lebone Schools | Sanatorium. | Han-well Asylum | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhœa | 32 | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other septic diseases | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Phthisis | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 |
| Other tubercular diseases | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 |
| Pleurisy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
| Venereal disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of Parturition | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premature birth | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart Diseases | 20 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Accidcnts | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Suicides | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| All other causes | 64 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 132 |
| All causes | 244 | 96 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 67 | 33 | 93 | 119 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 196 |