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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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 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Who oping - cough | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Mem- branous Croup | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
Epidemic Influenza | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 11 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other septic diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Other tubercular diseases | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bronchitis | 23 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 15 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other diseases of Res- piratory organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Venereal diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature birth | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart diseases | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Accidents | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 103 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
All Causes | 270 | 86 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 83 | 50 | 36 | 79 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 54 |