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Hampstead 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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DEATHS AT VARIOUS AGES. The following table shews the number of Deaths at the various age periods the causes of such deaths being shewn in Table IV page 95
| Age Periods. | Under 1 Year. | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 161 | 65 | 24 | 33 | 334 | 275 | 892 |
Under one year, the mortality was 161 an increase of 35 as
compared with the previous year.
In the following table, these infantile deaths are distributed in Wards, under their respective causes.
| Causes of Death. | 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) | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904. | 1903. | ||||||||
| Measles | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous branous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 10 | 4 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| Phthisis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Cancer Malignant Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 23 |
| Diseases and Accidents of parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Heart Diseases | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 |
| Accidents | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 |
| Murder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| All other causes | 5 | 8 | 5 | .. | 5 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 51 |
| All causes | 20 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 54 | 13 | 161 | 126 |
The following deaths in 1904 could not be distributed in Wards owing to definite
addresses not being obtainable: —
1 From Whooping Cough.
2 Murder.
2All Other Causes.