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Hampstead 1916

Report for the year 1916 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE III.

TABLE III.

Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occuring within or without the BoroughTotal 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.I5 and under 25 years.25 and under 4 5 years.15 and under 65 years.65 years and upwards.
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All causesCertified (a)862731110182487244395420
Uncertified
1 Enteric Fever...........................7
2 Small-pox ...........................
3 Measles1.....................8
4 Scarlet Fever.....................18
5 Whooping-cough75...i...............6
6 Diphtheria and Croup2......i1............73
7 Influenza ...20.........12...17
8 Erysipelas............
9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)55......4112017372
10 Tuberculous Meningitis131..."5211......7
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases121...2333...13
12 Cancer, malignant disease113.........1...1247...5381
13 Rheumatic Fever..................—...
14 Meningitis (6)6......i1...3...
15 Organic Heart Disease100............15375711
16 Bronchitis —643...............1144613
17 Pneumonia (all forms)638...1.1...615276
18 Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs6..................5118
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis (c)86..................22
20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis1...........................
21 Cirrhosis of Liver9...............5...
21a Alcoholism1...............1...3
22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease •••32............313167
23 Puerperal Fever2............2.........1
24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition5........................1
25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature birth2827...1...............8
26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide329...2"i28io17
27 Suicides4............1212
28 Other Defined Diseases2651313"4256915054
29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown13......_i_1_382
Sub-Entries, included in above figures.862731110182487244395420
14 (a). Cerebro-spinal Meningitis2......11............9
28 («). Polio-Mvelitis

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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 have in like manner been excluded from these columns.
(a) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest esses are classed
as " Certified " : all other deaths are regarded as " Uncertified."
(b) Exclusive of "Tuberculous Meningitis" (see title 10), but inclusive of Cerebro-spinal
Meningitis.
(c) Title 19 is used for deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis at all ages.