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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 1908
[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 | South Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | Central Ward. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal feve | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other septic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 25 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ... | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 17 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature birth | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Heart diseases | 35 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
| Accidents | 9 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 127 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 59 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 17 | |
| All causes | 331 | 74 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 92 | 110 | 69 | 84 | 111 | 67 | 37 | |