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Walthamstow 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE IV.
Schedule B. Table of Deaths during the year 1904, 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 & upwards | St. James St. | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Northern | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | Small-Pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | 55 | 12 | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 14 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — |
| 7 | Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 27 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Croup | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 9 | Enteric Fever | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 84 | 73 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — |
| 12 | Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 99 | 79 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 52 | — |
| 13 | Enteritis | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Gastro-Enteritis | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 15 | Varicella | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 17 | Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Other Septic diseases | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 19 | Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Tuberculosis of Meninges | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Tuberculosis of Lungs | 96 | — | 3 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 2 |
| 22 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 27 | 16 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| 24 | Cancer | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | — |
| 25 | Premature Birth | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | — |
| 26 | Developmental Diseases | 94 | 90 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 1 |
| 27 | Old Age | 56 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | — |
| 28 | Meningitis | 25 | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 29 | Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Organic Diseases of Heart | 31 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Acute Bronchitis | 38 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — |
| 32 | Chronic Bronchitis | 54 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 33 | Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 61 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 34 | Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 57 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| 35 | Diseases of Stomach | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Obstruction of Intestines | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 42 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| 42 | Deaths by Suicide | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | _ |
| 43 | Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | All other Causes | 178 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 55 | 37 | 29 | 45 | 32 | 35 | 2 |
| All Causes | 1,330 | 496 | 197 | 69 | 47 | 295 | 226 | 327 | 246 | 246 | 184 | 327 | 38 |