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Hampstead 1903

Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903.

TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1903.

Causes of Death.Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages).L'otal Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 ani under 1515 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).
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Small-pox..........................................
Measles835............6............111
Scarlet Fever3...3......350
Whooping Cough15681.........31.........92...
Diphtheria & Mem-branous Croup10136.........12...112345
Croup.............................................
Fever {Typhus.............................................
Enteric2............2.........1...1......10
Other continued.............................................
Epidemic Influenza12111144...1422122
Cholera................................................
Plague.............................................
Diarrhoea4.................................312
Enteritis1182.........11......14325
Puerperal Fever.............................................
Erysipelas1............1..................1......
Other Septic Diseases2.........11...2.....................
Phthisis66......1144651113141218594
Other Tubercular Diseases242104251521138412
Cancer, Malignant Disease105............5550141718916171439
Bronchitis4851...132951033412105
Pneumonia561791...17129862720311
Pleurisy3............3...1...2...............
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs91.........53...1......1232
Alcoholism,Cirrhosis of Liver16............151423...2315
Venereal Diseases11...........................1...3
Premature Birth2323...............23211563
Diseases & Accidents of parturition5............5...1.........22......
Heart Diseases76.........6363310121279141025
Accidents1111...16221111326
Suicides10............10...2...1...13214
Murder11.................................1...
All other causes315518812981384348462541564484
All causes83712651223732227912712110160111184116424

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Note. It will be noted that the total number of deaths in the Ward distribution is 17 less
than the total number of deaths at the age periods. This is accounted for by the
fact that in these case3 a definite address was not registered. (See Note at foot of
Table II.)