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]
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Table IV.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS—
CAUSE OF DEATH. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & Up. | At all Ages. |
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Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Atrophy Debility Marasmus Starvation | 46 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 51 |
Dentition | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 |
Rickets | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 67 |
Convulsions | 22 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 |
Meningitis | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 66 |
Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Hemipigia Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 |
General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
Other Forms of Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Chorea | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Paraplegia, Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Other & ill defined dis. of Brain or Nervous System | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | |
Otitis Otorrhœa | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Diseases of Nose, Epistaxis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Endocarditis, Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 2 V | 21 | 28 | 16 | .. | 139 |
Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Anerism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
Senile Gangreene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 |
Emblism Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | 10 |