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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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TABLE IV.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR
1904.
| 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 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Epidemic influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diarrhoea... | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Phthisis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cancer,malignant disease | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | nil. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Premature birth... | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Heart diseases | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Accidents | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Suicides | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Pernicious anaemia | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| All other causes | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| All causes ... | 76 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | |
In recording the facts under the various headings of
Tables I., II., III., and IV., attention has been given to the
notes on the Tables.
GEO. H. BUTLER,
March 25th, 1905. Medical Officer of Health.