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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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TABLE IV.
| 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. | Sou ill Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | Central Ward. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup.. | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 28 | 25 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 3 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other septic diseases | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | l | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Phthisis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |
| Pleurisy . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 3 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature birth | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Heart diseases | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
| Accidents | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 121 | 43 | 4 | 3 | ... | 21 | 50 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 29 | 3 | |
| All causes | 324 | 109 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 89 | 81 | 58 | 64 | 134 | 68 | 13 | |