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Chiswick 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE III. CHISWICK URBAN DISTRICT.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1911.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of Residents or Nonresidents in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15years. | 15 and under 25years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 478 | 86 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 73 | 101 | 140 | 14 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 57 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 18 | 19 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 59 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 3 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 27 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | 10 | ... | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 28 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 18 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | |||||||||||
| Suicides | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases of Digestive Organs | 22 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Senile Decay | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 4 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 28 | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| TOTALS | 478 | 86 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 73 | 101 | 140 | 14 | |