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Hampstead 1918
Report for the year 1918 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE II. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1918.
| CAUSES OF death. | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | 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 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1. | Enteric Fever | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 2. | Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 3. | Measles | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| 4. | Scarlet Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 5. | Whooping Cough | M | 7 | 5 | i | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 6. | Diphtheria and Croup | M | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 7. | Influenza | M | 58 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 8 | |
| F | 104 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 13 | |||
| 8. | Erysipelas | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 9. | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | M | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 11 | 2 | ||
| F | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 10. | Tuberculous Meningitis | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| 11. | Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 3 | l | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | 2 | ... | 1 | |||
| 12. | Cancer, malignant disease | m | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 21 | |
| F | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 10 | 36 | 25 | |||
| 13. | Rheumatic Fever | m | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 14. | Meningitis (A) | m | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 15. | Organic Heart Disease | m | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 31 | |
| f | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 21 | 31 | |||
| 16. | Bronchitis | M | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| F | 29 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 17. | Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 37 | 4 | 4 | l | 2 | ... | 5 | 11 | 10 | |
| F | 60 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 18. | Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | M | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 19. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (B) | M | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| F | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20. | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | |||
| 21. | Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | i | |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 1a | Alcoholism | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 22. | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | m | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 11 | |
| F | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | |||
| 23. | Puerperal Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 24. | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |||
| 25. | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | M | 11 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| F | 19 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| 26. | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | M | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| F | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 27. | Suicide | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ||
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | I | 1 | 2 | |||
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 119 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 36 | 57 | ||
| F | 136 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 16 | 30 | 80 | ||||
| 29. | Diseases ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| All { causes { | M | 435 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 74 | 113 | 163 | ||
| F | 592 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 117 | 144 | 203 | |||
| Totals | 1027 | 69 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 67 | 191 | 257 | 371 | |||
| 14 (a) Cerebro spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Included in above figures. | 28 (a) Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||