Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1923. 21—22
Name of District—HENDON (URBAN) MIDDLESEX.
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 year | 65 and upwards | |||
All causes | Certified | 449 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 67 | 123 | 168 | 327 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Whooping-Cough | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Influenza | 9 | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 5 | 1 | 212 | |
Other tuberoulous diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 27 | 26 | 21 | |
Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diabetes | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5 | |
Heart disease | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 15 | |
Arterio-sclerosis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Bronchitis | 24 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 4 | |
Pneumonia | 25 | 4 | ... | l | 4 | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Other respiratory diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Acute and chronic nephritis | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
Puerperal sepsis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 21 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | l | 1 | |
Other deaths from violence | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Other defined diseases | 96 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 41 | |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 449 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 67 | 123 | 168 | 327 |