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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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The number of deaths from all causes at different ages were:—
Under Over
1 year 1-2. 2-5. 5-15. 15-25. 25-45. 45-65. 65.
63 7 7 25 14 44 98 148
There has not been a marked increase in the deaths from any
one cause, except for organic disease of the heart, but the deaths
among infants, due to wasting or atrophy, were less than half those
occurring in 1913.
The deaths from respiratory diseases, excluding tuberculosis,
were practically the same, as were those from diarrhoea and
enteritis. There were, however, eight deaths from diphtheria as
compared with three during the preceding year.
Pneumonia in all forms accounted for 71 per cent. of the total
deaths, a slightly lower percentage than that of the previous year,
while the percentage of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis was
the same as the preceding year.
Percentage of total deaths due to certain diseases.
| Year. | Pneumonia (all forms). | Pulmonary tuberculosis. | Cancer. | Rate Per 1,000 of persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| 1910 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| 1911 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 1.2 |
| 1912 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 1.7 |
| 1913 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 1.1 |
| 1914 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 1.0 |
The deaths of all residents occurring in or out of the district
were distributed among the wards as follows:—
West. East. Central. South. Whitton.
132 112 72 60 30