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Willesden 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 10—continued.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1906.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in whole District at Subjoined Ages. ; | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. (Ward Unknown). | Deaths in Public Insti tutions in the District | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | _ | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and | under 15. | 1") and 1 under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upward 9. | Church | End. | Harlesden | Kensal Green. 1 | South Kilburn. | Mid Kilburn. | North Kilburn. | Willesden Green. | |||
| Other tubercular diseases | 49 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | .. | |
| Cancer,malignant disease | 111 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 73 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | 79 | 22 | 9 | 1 | .. | 12 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .. |
| Pneumonia | 130 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 27 | , . | .. | |
| Pleurisy | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | . . | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Other diseasesofrespira-tory organs | 17 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism and cirrhosis of liver | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | |
| Venereal diseases | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | • . | .. | .. | ||||
| Premature birth | 87 | 87 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 14 | .. | ||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | |||||||
| Heart diseases | 132 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 49 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 2 | .. |
| Accidents | 43 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| Suicides | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | a . | .. | |
| Diseases of nervous system | 134 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 1 | .. | |
| Diseases of urinary system | 70 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | .. | |
| Murder | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | , . | 1 | . , | , . | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||||
| All other causes | 311 | 111 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 118 | 65 | 45 | 55 | 36 | 40 | 26 | 42 | 2 | .. |
| All causes | 1,672 | 493 | 189 | 59 | 67 | 518 | 346 | 319 | 288 | 274 | 225 | 171 | 114 | 267 | 14 | 219 |
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