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Hornsey 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1941.

TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, 1941.

Total.All Ages.0—11—22—55—1515—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565—7575—8585 & over
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers000........................................................................1
2.Cerebro spinal fever4312.................................1......1........................2
3.Scarlet Fever000........................................................................3
4.Whooping cough1101.....................................................................4
5.Diphtheria110............1.........................................................5
6.Tuberculosis of respiratory system432122........................36......45...22211............6
7.Other forms of tuberculosis532..................2..............................1..................7
8.Syphilitic diseases1378..........................................1...3131...2...28
9.Influenza743....................................1...112............1...19
10.Measles2111......1............................................................10
11.Acute polio.myelitis and polioencephalitis000........................................................................11
12.Acute infectious encephalitis101...................................................1..................12
13Cancer of buccal cavity and (esophagus (males only)770................................................3...3...1.........13
Cancer of uterus (females*10010.......................................1...2...3...4...............
14.Cancer of stomach and duodenum261115..........................................3...223636...114
15.Cancer of breast15213..........................................1415...3...1......15
16.Cancer of all other sites884543...............1............1...14342081214810...216
17.Diabetes927..........................................1......3...113......17
18.Intra crauial vascular lesions862759....................................2214771116623...718
19Heart disease253108145........................21123444181740312650143619
20.Other diseases of cire system.231013..........................................1...6...3515...320
21.Bronchitis483117..........................................4221951244521
22.Pneumonia783642..................1...1......32...2364910714...222
23Other respiratory diseases954..........................................11...1...23...1...23
24Ulcer of stomach or duodenum981....................................1...1...3...2...11......24
25.Diarrhœa, under 2 years330........................................................................25
26Appendicitis211....................................1..................1............26
27.Other digestive diseases321220.............................................4343546......27
28.Nephritis18711..................2.....................12121321...328
29.Puerperal and post abortive sepsis101.................................1....................................29
30.Other maternal causes202...........................2..........................................30
31.Premature birth18108108..................................................................31
32.Con. mal, birth injuries, infantile disease167969..............................1.................................32
31.Suicide633........................1...11...1...12.....................33
34.Road traffic accidents1073........................11211...1...1...1.........1...34
36.Other violent causes512427..................2...22131374753414...235
36.All other causes763442......2......21...2...52...5248577681936
Totals973441532282241256114101820192641439672111119821402073