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 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. | ||||||||||
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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 |