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 Teddington]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in District. | ||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 & under 5. | 5 & under 15. | 15 & under 25. | 25 & under 65. | 65 & upwards. | Fulwell. | Upper Teddington. | Lower Teddington. | South Teddington. | Workhouse Infirmary. | ||
Small-pox | |||||||||||||
Measles | |||||||||||||
Scarlet fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Whooping-cough | |||||||||||||
Diphtheria and membranous croup | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Croup | |||||||||||||
Fever— | |||||||||||||
Typhus | |||||||||||||
Enteric | |||||||||||||
Other continued | |||||||||||||
Epidemic influenza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Cholera | |||||||||||||
Plague | |||||||||||||
Diarrhœa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Puerperal fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Erysipelas | |||||||||||||
Other septic diseases | |||||||||||||
Phthisis | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Other tubercular diseases | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bronchitis | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Pneumonia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Venereal diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Premature birth | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Diseases & accidents of parturition | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Heart diseases | 21 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Accidents | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Suicides | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Old Age | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
All other causes | 40 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
All causes | 170 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 45 | 22 | 77 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 13 |