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 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. | 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 |