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Hampstead 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Deaths at Various Ages.
The following table shows the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shown in the Tables on pages 15 and 75.
| Age Periods. | 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 and upwards | All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 75 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 93 | 230 | 390 | 860 |
It will be seen that 45 per cent, of the deaths occurring were of
persons aged 65 and upwards.
Detailed information concerning the deaths of infants under one
year of age is given in the Section relating to Maternity and Child
Welfare.
Causes of Death.
The causes of death are given in the Table at the end of this
Section.
Cancer. The deaths from Cancer call for special consideration. The following Table gives the number of deaths from Cancer and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population in each of the years 1914—1920.
| Year. | No. of Deaths from Cancer. | Death-rate per 1000 of the population. |
| 1914 | 114 | 1.31 |
| 1915 | 118 | 1.44 |
| 1916 | 113 | 1.38 |
| 1917 | 107 | 1.41 |
| 1918 | 105 | 1.46 |
| 1919 | 123 | 1.40 |
| 1920 | 120 | 1.31 |
Of the deaths from Cancer, 76 were females and 44 males.
On this point it must be borne in mind that the population of the
Borough was found at the census of 1911 to consist of 52,688 females
and 32,807 males. In 53 cases the persons were over 65 years of age.
The next table gives the anatomical distribution of the disease in
each sex.