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 Willesden]
This page requires JavaScript
Table IV.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1907. (Inclusive of those dying outside the District.)
CAUSES OF DEATH. | DEATHS AT SUBJOINED AGES. | DEATHS IN LOCALITIES, (At all Ages.) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and Up. | Church End. | Hailesden. | Kensal Green. | S. Kilburn | Mid-Kilburn. | N. Kilburn. | Willesden Green. | Ward Unknown. | |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 45 | 6 | 34 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 19 | .. | 14 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 75 | 35 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .. |
Diph. and Memb. Croup | 18 | .. | 10 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | . 54 | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | .. | |
Enteritis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. |
Phthisis | 138 | .. | 6 | .. | 26 | 94 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 22 | .. |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 50 | 22 | 14 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. |
Cancer | 108 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 67 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 21 | .. |
Bronchitis | 138 | 39 | 18 | 1 | .. | 23 | 57 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 176 | 49 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 1 |
Pleurisy | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Other Diseases, Respiratory Organs | 13 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. |
Alcoholism (Acute) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. |
Venereal Disease | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
Premature Birth | 91 | 91 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 13 | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
Heart Disease | 110 | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 20 | .. |
Accidents | 45 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. |
Suicide | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Murder | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Congenital Defects | 34 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Want of Breast Milk, | |||||||||||||||
Marasmus | 48 | 46 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .. |
Diseases of Nervous System | 163 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 35 | 1 |
Diseases of Digestive System | 48 | 4 | 6 | .. | 2 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | .. |
Diseases of Urinary System | 60 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 10 | .. |
All other causes | 160 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 81 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 4 |
Totals | 1704 | 451 | 251 | 57 | 59 | 526 | 360 | 312 | 258 | 280 | 240 | 215 | 94 | 297 | 8 |