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Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE III.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1913.
| Causes of Death. | Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district.(a) | Total deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" institutions in district.(b) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
| All causes | Certified (c) | 1676 | 325 | 94 | 77 | 66 | 63 | 234 | 358 | 459 | 284 |
| Uncertified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 69 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | |||
| Whooping-cough | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Influenza | 24 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 10 | 5 | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis^ | 136 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 20 | .. | 33 | 8 | 27 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 159 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 62 | 29 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | |
| Meningitis (d) | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 150 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 73 | ||
| Bronchitis | 132 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 24 | 78 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 126 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 18 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 27 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Diarrhtea and Enteritis (e) | 66 | 45 | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Live | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| Alcoholism | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 47 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 21 | 19 | 10 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 125 | 122 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 53 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | .. | 7 | .. | ||
| Suicide | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .. | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 398 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 83 | 166 | 87 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 1677 | 325 | 94 | 77 | 66 | 63 | 234 | 358 | 460 | 284 | ||
| Sub-Entries. included in above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
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