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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
Twickenham 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1903.
| 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 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | South Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | Central Ward. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup . | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other oontinued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal fever. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other septic diseases | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | ||
| Phthisis. | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 8 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease. | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature birth | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Heart diseases | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ... | |
| Accidents | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | l | |
| Suicides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 99 | 27 | 4 | 2 | ... | 23 | 43 | 22 | 32 | 80 | 15 | 6 | |
| 262 | 71 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 82 | 70 | 53 | 74 | 81 | 54 | 12 | ||