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Hampstead 1906

Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Schedule A. EXTENDED TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1906.

Cause of Death.Ages.Wards.TotalDeaths whetherof "Residents" or "Non-residents" inPublicInstitutions intheBorough.
Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 10.10 and under 15.15 and20 and under 25.25 and under 35.35 and under 45.45 and under 5555 and under 65.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.All Ages.No. 1 (Town).No. 2 (Belsize).No. 3No. 4.No. 5. (WestEnd)No. 6 (Kilburn).No. 7Non-distributable.
Measles..10......................102..1....52..9
Scarlet Fever..311..................52......111..67
Epidemic Influenza............1..2183..151232..32..1
Whooping Cough..2......................2..1......1......
Diphtheria..73....................1023....311..33
Enteric Fever......1....1....1......3..1....11....4
Diarrhoea, Dysentery114................1....1742..14P....6
Epidemic Enteritis2........................21........1......
Syphilis2................1......3..1......1......
Erysipelas1..........1......1....31........9,....1
Puerperal Fever............1............11............1
Infective Endocarditis..............1..........1..............2
Other Allied Diseases..1......1........21..5..1....21..2
Rheumatic Fever......111..............311......1....1
Tuberculosis of Brain342....................991....1g....5
Phthisis..1....26131412691..57513..281581115
Abdominal Tuberculosis1..2..........1........41......19,....4
General Tuberculosis1..1....1....1........612......21..11
Other forms Tuberculosis..........111..........3..1......9,....9
Acute Alcoholism............l1..........2..1......1..1
Chronic Alcoholism................11......21..........12
Other Chronic Poisonings..........................................1
Osteo-arthritis..................1..1..2..1..........1
Gout....................21..31....2........
Cancer............1814262914193153147191718..44
Diabetes Mellitus..........l..1552....143121241..3
Anaemia..11....1..1....1....51....2..9,....1
Premature Birth24........................24612..393..1
Injury at Birth4........................4..1........31
Debility at Birth2........................2....1....1....1
Atelectasis2........................21......1......
Congenital Defects51......................611......9.9..1
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus142......................163221332..15
Dentition1........................1....1..... .......
Rickets11......................2..2..........1
Old Age, Senile Decay..................16241950118..72146..18
Convulsions611....................82....122..11
Meningitis421....................71....132....1
Encephalitis........................11..1..........1
Apoplexy..................1141722..12......
Softening of Brain............1..21......4..1......21..1
Hemiplegia..................113..521..11....1
General Paralysis of Insane................3........3..1......2....
Other forms of Insanity......................1..11..............
Cerebral Tumour................13......4..1..12......
Epilepsy....1..11..1....1....5......311....1
Paraplegia....................21..4..1....1. ...12
Other forms, Brain Diseases........1....1..21l..6..4....11..2
Otitis..1........1....1......31......1..11
Pericarditis..........................................1
Endocarditis....2......534555..324254656..6
Angina Pectoris..................332..8l..22111....
Aneurism....................1....1........1......
Senile Gangrene......................131..........1......
Embolism, Thrombosis................2357..17613222..110
Other Diseases, Heart and Vessels....111l..69132416..758128149177..16
Laryngitis11• •..1............1..42..2........1
Other Diseases, Larynx & Trachea..........1............1..........1....1
Acute Bronchitis13............2231122..21232....
Chronic Bronchitis............1251113335810216103..8
Lobar Pneumonia111..1..122142117..312..7....6
Lobular Pneumonia55....11..15131234332173..11
Pneumonia5....1l..1..333..171331234..4
Emphysema, Asthma5..............121..5..12..11..1
Pleurisy..........1............1......1........
Other Diseases, Respiratory System..........1....111..4....2....11..1
Diseases of Mouth and Annexa............1..........1..1..........4
Diseases of Pharynx....................1..1....1........1
Diseases of Œsophagus........................................1
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum..........1l..21....5131........1
Other Diseases of Stomach2..............22....72111..2....1
Enteritis5......l......111..111112141....
Appendicitis....12......12......621..1..2....2
Obstruction of Intestine..............2132..8221..21....1
Other Diseases of Intestine1................1....2.........., .2....
Cirrhosis of Liver............32221..1021223....3
Other Diseases of Liver..........1..112....5..2111......
Peritonitis......1..3..2........6..1..1..31..2
Other Diseases, Digestive System2..............1......42....1..1....1
Diseases, Lymphatic System and Glands..............1........11..............
Acute Nephritis..1....11......1....4......112....4
Bright's Disease..........112896..28266343314
Calculus..........1............1....1..........
Diseases of Bladder and Prostate..................13..6122..........
Other Diseases, Urinary System................1..1..2........11....1
Diseases of Ovaries..................1....1..1..........1
Diseases of Uterus and Appendages..........1....2......31..1....1..1
Diseases of Breast....................1..11..............
Puerperal Mania........1..............1..........1......
Puerperal Convulsions............1..........1......1........
Placenta Praevia, Flooding........l..1..........2..1..1........
Puerperal Thrombosis..........11..........2..11........1
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis..1........1....1....3..1......11..2
Other Diseases, Integumentary System................1......1....1..........
Accidents and Negligence...........
In Vehicular Traffic..............2........2..........11..1
On Railways........................................1
In Building Operations..............1........1..1..........2
Burns and Scalds..21..................3......111....1
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours..................l....1......1........
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed2......................2..1......1......
„ Otherwise........l..............1..1..........1
Falls not specified11............11217..1....13112
Weather Agencies................1......1..............1
Otherwise, not stated..................l....1..........1....1
Suicides...........
By Poison................1......1........1....4
By Asphyxia............1..........1..........1......
By Hanging and Strangulation......1................1..........1....1
By Drowning............1..........11..............7
By Shooting By Precipitation from Elevated Places............1 11........1 2..111........1
By other and unspecified methods............................................1
Ill-defined and unspecified causes1............11......3........1..11..
Totals1116017613214256801221501314185013112792831151979312494