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Hampstead 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1902.
| Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all Ages). | Total Deaths in. Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death. | All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Ward No. 1 (Town). | Ward No. 2 (Belsize). | Ward No. 3 (Adelaide). | Ward No. 4 (Central). | Ward No. 5 (West End). | Ward No. 6 (Kilburn). | Ward No. 7 (Priory). | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Small-pox | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ||
| Whooping-cough | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ||
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 10 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 3 | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic Influenza | 26 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Enteritis | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Phthisis | 73 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 60 | ... | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | ||
| Bronchitis | 79 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 15 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 9 | ||
| Pneumonia | 57 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ||
| Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Premature Birth | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | '3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Diseases & Accidents of parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Heart Diseases | 73 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Accidents | 21 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Suicides | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| All other causes | 320 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 96 | 134 | 52 | 45 | 42 | 31 | 34 | 76 | 38 | |||
| All causes | 904 | 133 | 62 | 21 | 49 | 337 | 302 | 163 | 135 | 95 | 71 | 107 | 219 | 110 | 103 | ||
Note.—It will be noted that the total number of deaths in the Ward distribution is 4 less
than the total numbsr of deaths at the Age periods. This is accounted for by the fact
that in these cases a definite address was not registered (See Note at foot of Table II).