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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
Wealdstone 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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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 | Total deaths in Public Institutions in the district | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
| Whooping-cough | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Diptheria & Membranous croup | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Phthisis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Other Tubercular diseases | 1 | 1 | nil. | |||||
| Cancer,malignant disease | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Heart diseases | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Accidents | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Apoplexy | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Addison's disease | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bright's disease | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| All other causes | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| All causes | 64 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |