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Hampstead 1909

Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE IV. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of theMedical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1909.

TABLE IV. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of theMedical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1909.

Causes of Death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-residents" in Public Institutions in the Borough.
All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Ward No, 1(Town)Ward No. 2 (Belsize)W ard No. 3(Adelaide).Ward No. 4 (Central).Ward No. 5 (West End).Ward No. 6 (Kilburn).Ward No. 7 'Priory).
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Small-pox.............................................
Measles1138............43......1218
Scarlet Fever4...22.........2......11...34
Whooping Cough181062.........11211662
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)5...211...111......3......34
Croup..........................................
Typhus..........................................
Fever Enteric5......122...1121.........1
Other continued3111..................111...1
Epidemic Influenza1821......6945123124
Cholera.............................................
Plague.............................................
Diarrhoea33...............1......2.........1
Enteritis832.........3121...13...4
Gastritis3...2......11.........I1......
Puerperal Fever3.........12...2............1...1
Erysipelas11..................1...............
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)53...11123726833617899
Other Tuberculous Diseases2257127...231...510121
Cancer, malignant disease85.........15133191014111212750
Bronchitis8332l...195819141151212921
Pneumonia75101442723917251321823
Pleurisy3.........111.........11...11
Other Diseases of Res-piratory Organs9...1......62222......127
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver12............57212124...7
Venereal Diseases43.........1...2............112
Premature Birth1818...............322......925
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition3............3...1...1......1...1
Heart Diseases36...11...181674326767
Accidents18121......9622125...15
Suicides6............51111...1...110
All other causes3036471011316045503827466656104
All causes839994923343082261401308863118182111466

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Note.—It will be noted that the total number of deaths in the Ward distribution is 7 less than
the total number of deaths at the ago periods. This is accounted for by the fact that in
these cases a definite address was not registered. (Sen note at foot of TABLE II.)