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Hornsey 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1919.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and upwards. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| All Causes | Certified | 992 | 76 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 143 | 256 | 443 | 68 | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1 Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 2 Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3 Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
| 7 Influenza | 84 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 8 Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 66 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 1 | l | ... | l | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 119 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 59 | 51 | 4 | ||
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| 14 Meningitis | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 | 68 | 2 | ||
| 16 Bronchitis | 93 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 70 | 1 | ||
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 53 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 18 Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 8 | ... | ||
| 19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 22 Nephritis and Briglit's Disease | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 18 | ... | ||
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 38 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 27 Suicide | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ||
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 310 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 68 | 177 | 28 | ||
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Totals | 992 | 76 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 143 | 256 | 443 | 68 | ||
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Pneumonia (other than Broncho-Pneumonia) | 35 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | ... | ||