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 Orsett]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1902.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 anc under 25 | 25 anc under 65 | 65 anc upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Small-pox | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 51 | |||
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |
Whooping-cough. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Mem- branous Croup | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | ||
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Epidemic Influenza | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 19 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other septic diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
Other tubercular diseases | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Cancer, malignant disease | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | |||
Bronchitis | 43 | 18 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
Pneumonia | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other diseases of Res- piratory organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Venereal diseases | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature birth | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart diseases | 29 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 |
Accidents | 14 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 111 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 37 | |
All Causes | 341 | 106 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 84 | 72 | 78 | 38 | 79 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 103 |