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Battersea 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1920—continued.

Causes of Death.AGES.Registration Districts.Sex.
0 to11to22 to55 to 1010to1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575to 8585 and upwardsTotals.E.N.W.S.W.mF.
M.F.M.F.M.F.
46. Other Tumours (situation undefined)..................................................................
47. Rheumatic Fever.........714.....3...............152324...4411
48. (a) Chronic Rheumatism..................................................................
(b) Osteo-Arthritis..............................5229...113...418
(e) Gout.....................1...1.........2............2...2...
49. Scurvy..................................................................
50. Diabetes............1211326......1612126488
51. Exophthalmic Goitre.....................1...............1...............1...1
52. Addison's Disease..................................................................
53. (a) Leucocythæmia......11.........1...............3...12.........21
(b) Lymphadenoma.....................11............21.........1...2...
54. Anaemia, Chlorosis.....................1241......8...3...13135
55. (a) Diabetes Insipidus..................................................................
(b) Purpura..................................................................
(c) Haemophilia..................................................................
(d) Other General Diseases.....................1...............1............1...1...
56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic).....................1...............11...............1...
57. (a) Occupational Lead Poisoning..................................................................
(b) Non-occupational Lead Poisoning..................................................................
58. Other Chronic Occupational Poisonings..................................................................
59. Other Chronic Poisonings..................................................................
2.—Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense.
60. Encephalitis........................1............1...............1...1
61. (a) Cerebro-Spinal Fever21...1...1...1...............6321.........42
(b) Posterior Basal Meningitis..................................................................
(c) Meningitis, other forms21.........l.....................43............131
62. Locomotor Ataxy........................21.........31...1...1...3...
Carried forward6234524314624974739887356689163139921019698351338
63. (a) Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord...........................222...64...1...1...6...
(b) „ „ included under 63...............111241......10341...1155
64. (a) Apoplexy...........................245...12...2114457
(b) Serous Apoplexy& Œdema of Brain..................................................................
(c) Cerebral Congestion.................................1...1.........1.........1
(d) Cerebral Atheroma........................1......113.........21...12
(e) Cerebral Haemorrhage...............1...l1112251036310131268153033
65. Softening of Brain.................................1...1............1...1...
66. (a) Hemiplegia.................................3...52...11...132
(b) Paraplegia...............................................................2
(c) Other forms of Paralysis..............................1......1......1.........1...
67. General Paralysis of the Insane..................2721.........12513...1293
68. Other forms of Mental Alienation.....................1......21...4......1...l222
69. Epilepsy.........1......111...1......5...1...3...1...5
70. (a) Convulsions (Epileptiform, 5 yrs. and over)........................l............11...............1...
(b) ,, (others 5 yrs. and over).....................1...............1......1.........1...
71. (a) InfantileConvulsions(withteething)...11..............................21......1......11
(b) Other Infantile Convulsions15....................................1545213...96
72. Chorea..................................................................
73. (a) Hysteria, Neuralgia..................................................................
(b) Neuritis..............................1......1...1...............1
74. (a) Idiocy; Imbecility..................................................................
(b) Cretinism..................................................................
(c) Cerebral Tumour......1......2l......11......63...111...51
(d) Other Diseases of the Nervous System.................................1...1...1...............l
75. Diseases of the Eyes and Annexa............1........................1...............1...l
76. (a) Mastoid Disease...111212..................8...412...117
(b) Other Diseases of the Ears......ll.........11............4......211...31
3.—Diseases of the Circulatory System...................................................................
77. Pericarditis............2.....................131.........2...3...
78. (a) Acute Myocarditis..................111............3111.........21
(b) Infective Endocarditis...............2...1...............4...2...2.........4
(c) Other Endocarditis..................111............3...12.........21
79. (a) Valvular Disease.........1374917302615...1122423191218166151
(b) Fatty Degeneration of the Heart.......................1...232...8231......235
(c) Other Organic Disease of the Heart............213492267621818832442528283185103
80. Angina Pectoris........................112......411......2...31
Carried forward7736564725776510412317522313930117725724616862169175594583