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Walthamstow 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Schedule B. Table of Deaths during the year 1902, in the Urban Sanitary District of Walthamstow, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Wards.
| No. | Causes of Deaths | All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Northern | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | Small-Pox | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | |
| 2 | Measles | 14 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Typhus Fever | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Epidemic Influenza | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | 23 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 7 | Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Croup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 9 | Enteric Fever | 13 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 23 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 12 | Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 13 | Enteritis | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 14 | Other continued Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | Erysipelas | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 17 | Other Septic diseases | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 18 | Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 19 | Tuberculosis of Meninges | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Tuberculosis of Lungs | 87 | 6 | — | 2 | 9 | 68 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| 21 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Cancer | 52 | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 24 | Premature Birth | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 22 | — |
| 25 | Developmental Diseases | 100 | 92 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 8 |
| 26 | Old Age | 66 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 65 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 31 |
| 27 | Meningitis | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 28 | Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Organic Diseases of Heart | 21 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Acute Bronchitis | 78 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 31 | Chronic Bronchitis | 47 | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 32 | Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 52 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
| 33 | Lobular (Broncho) Pneumoni | 53 | 31 | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | — |
| 34 | Diseases of Stomach | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 35 | Obstruction of Intestines | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | ] |
| 37 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 13 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 40 | Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 41 | Deaths by Suicide | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 42 | Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | All other Causes | 218 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 55 | 65 | 33 | 46 | 34 | 40 | 31 |
| All Causes | 1,162 | 394 | 126 | 51 | 43 | 347 | 201 | 293 | 228 | 224 | 183 | 234 | 181 |