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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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TABLE IV.
CAUSES OP, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR
1908.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District | Total deaths whether of "Residents" or " non-Residents " 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 | ||
| Measles | ||||||||
| Whooping-Cough | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | ||||||||
| Enteric Fever | ||||||||
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Phthisis | 9 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Other tubercular diseases | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cancer,malignant disease | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Heart diseases | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Accidents | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Suicides | ||||||||
| All other causes | 29 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |||
| All causes | 92 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 24 | |