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Hampstead 1910

Report for the year 1910 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 the Medical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1910.

TABLE IV. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1910.

cause of death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring in or beyond the Borough.Deaths at all ages of "Resi-dents'" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or be-yond the Borough.Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-resi-dents" 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).VVard 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.............................................
Measles14...121............4......37...8
Scarlet Fever3...21............1.........1...28
Whooping Cough1156...............2......3512
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup)6...42.....................42...25
Croup.............................................
Fever{Typhus.............................................
{Enteric3............1.........11.........2
Other continued..........................................1
Epidemic Influenza132.........65213......34...
Cholera.............................................
Plague.............................................
Diarrhoea ...853..................113...14
Enteritis75............221...11111
Gastritis3...1......11.........111......
Puerperal Fever.............................................
Erysipelas1............1............1.........2
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)58...1112377685311168100
Other Tuberculous Diseases22...75244612...75121
Cancer, malignant disease90.........14742101513101122763
Bronchitis5632......1536511495101118
Pneumonia6383...22327610451118820
Pleurisy4............31...1.........3...2
Other Diseases of Res-piratory Organs7.........142...3...11...22
Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver14............86122...2342
Venereal Diseases21............1...1.........1...3
Prematui e Birth'2121...............43124523
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition1............1..................1...1
Heart Diseases35......1...1816716269417
Accidents20322148321227313
Suicides8.........17......1121129
All other causes3592787712418665503441456952118
All causes829815120293043441181197882121192111501

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Note.—It will be noted that the total number of deaths in the Ward distribution is 8 less than
the total number of deaths at the age periods. This is accounted for by the fac that in
these cases a definite address was not registered. (Sec note at foot o TABLEII.)