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 III.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1914.
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" in Institutions in the 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) | 1750 | 337 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 62 | 240 | 401 | 505 | 35o |
• w Uncertified | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 8 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Whooping-cough | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | ||
Influenza | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | .. | |
Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 147 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 39 | 3 | 26 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 31 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Other tuberculous diseases | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 155 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 14 | 85 | 55 | 22 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | |
Meningitis (d) | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Organic Heart Disease | 169 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 32 | |
Bronchitis | 116 | 20 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 19 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 115 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 26 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | 4 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis (e) | 97 | 73 | 9 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |
Alcoholism | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 62 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 12 | ||
Puerperal Fever | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 115 | 112 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 55 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | .. | 3 | ||
Other Defined Diseases | 454 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 108 | 209 | 107 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Totals | 1752 | 337 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 62 | 240 | 401 | 506 | 350 | |
Sub-Entries. included in above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pneumonia other than Boncho Pneumonia | 66 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | I5 | 20 | 20 |