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Hampstead 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE III. (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 year 1915.

TABLE III. (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 year 1915.

Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occuring within or without the Borough.Total Deaths,whether of "Residents" or Non-residents" in Institutions in the Borough.
All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 4 5 years.45 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.
1234567891011
All causesCertified (a)99410122212934115260412519
Uncertified..............................
1 Enteric Fever1...............1......8
2 Small-pox..............................
3 Measles164911......1...16
4 Scarlet Fever2...11...............49
5 Whooping-cough83221............2
6 Diphtheria and Croup9......44...1......96
7 Influenza231............3811...
8 Erysipelas..............................
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)48.........172116363
10 Tuberculous Meningitis9......3411......7
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases14......24422...15
12 Cancer, malignant disease118............29614665
13 Rheumatic Fever4.........11...2...1
14 Meningitis (b)711...2...12...14
15 Organic Heart Disease123.........1311446432
16 Bronchitis735............1165110
17 Pneumonia (all forms)821364148163028
18 Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs7..................434
19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis (c)1414.....................5
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis7.........2113...2
21 Cirrhosis of Liver8...............341...
21a Alcoholism3..................3......
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease38............14161710
23 Puerperal Fever1...............1......4
24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition4...............4.........
25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature birth5048...1......1......8
26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide3341114841017
27 Suicides11...............9116
28 Other Defined Diseases7782165245617557
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown4......1...111......
Sub-Entries, included in above figures. 14 (a). Cerebro-spinal Meningitis99410122212934115260412519
4...1.........12...7
28 (a). Poliomyelitis..............................

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All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the Borough who died
outside it, have been included with the other deaths in columns 2.10. Transferable
deaths of non.residents, i.e.. of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who
died in the Borough bave in like manner been excluded from these columns.
(a) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed
as " Certified " : all other deaths are regarded as " Uncertified."
(b) Exclusive of "Tuberculous Meningitis" (see title JO), but inclusive of Cerebro.spinal
Meningitis.
(c) Title 19 is used for deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis at all ages.