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Hampstead 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Senile Mortality.
The deaths of persons over the age of 65 years numbered 302, as
compared with 242 in 1901. Of these 138 were of persons between 65
and 75, 123 were between 75 and 85, and 41 were of persons over the
age of 85 years.
The following table shews the number of deaths at the various age periods, the causes of such deaths being shewn in Table IV., page 68.
| Age Periods. | Under 1 Year. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 133 | 62 | 21 | 49 | 337 | 302 | 904 |
CAUSES OP DEATH.
Pulmonary Phthisis.
Accounted for 73 deaths, the same number as was recorded last
year and representing 8.07 per cent, of the total deaths, of which number
13 occurred in persons under the age of 25 years, and 60 between 25
and 65 years of age.
The following Table gives the Ward distribution of deaths from
this disease, and it will be noted that the mortality is largest in the
Town, Kilburn and Belsize Wards.
| Ward 1 (Town.) | Ward 2 (Belsize.) | Ward 3 (Adelaide.) | Ward 4 (Central.) | Ward 5 (WestEnd) | Ward 6 (Kilburn.) | Ward 7 (Priory.) | Total Deaths from Pulmonary Phthisis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 73 |
Of the 17 deaths in the Town Ward, 6 occurred in outlying
institutions, the only address registered being the Hampstead Workhouse,
while in one instance a death occurred in the above Institution, no
definite address having been registered.