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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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TABLE IV.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR
1909.
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Whooping-Cough | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Diphtheria (including membranous croup) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Croup | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Phthisis | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Other tubercular diseases | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cancer,malignant disease | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Heart diseases | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Accidents | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Acute Tetanus | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| All other causes | 26 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| All causes | 116 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 18 | |