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Paddington 1909

Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1909

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90 CAUSES OF DEATH AT VARIOUS AGES IN EACH SEX.

TABLE III. Causes of Death : Borough—Sex and Age Distribution. 1909. Corrected for Non-Residents dying within, and (as far as possible) for Residents dying beyond the Borough. L. G. B.

Cause of Death.Age at Death.All Ages.
0—1—5—15-25—65 and upwards.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Persons.
190919081907
Small-pox...................................................
Measles731115........................1818363637
Scarlet Fever1...5412...1............77141513
Epidemic Influenza.........2......3115177272547726352
Whooping-cough689922..................1719361150
Diphtheria, Membr. Croup......3322.........1......56111620
Croup...................................................
Enteric Fever........................12......12345
Diarrhoea, Dysentery81324...............2......1019293721
Epidemic, Zym. Enteritis4221........................6392326
Enteritis75.........21......2221011212318
Other Continued Fevers—
Mumps........................1.........1...1......
Cerebro-Spinal Fever...l...1...........................22......
Syphilis43...1........................4481112
Erysipelas...1..................2......122457
Puerperal Fever.....................2...............2224
Other Septic Diseases—
Pyæmia............1.........1.........2...2......
Infective Endocarditis........................11...1123......
Carbuncle.................................1...11......
Stomatitis........................1.........1...1......
Cellulitis........................2......1213......
Rheumatic Fever............121321......461058
Tuberculosis—
„ of Meninges2...5431...1...1......107171425
„ of Lungs......2...12858252639962161149157
„ (other forms)5154111...44......1610262737
Alcoholism........................371...4711910
Cancer..................12366023346096156185178
Premature Birth2927..............................2927565572
Developmental Diseases482911...1......1.........5031819366
Old Age..............................29882988117105111
Convulsions6412........................76131413
Meningitis53...1...1......11......67131110
Inflam. & Softg. of Brain...............1......5373127192111
Apoplexy........................3367910192020
Cerebral Hæmorrhage1......1............1199162126474135
Organic Diseases of Heart.........1...21...14158122330535879
Heart Disease.........1...1......191814273348817579
Bronchitis718131.........3027477286120206176177
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia.........2......1...77431212242619
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia10111391.........22172729564977
Pneumonia37521...4...22197164244867472
Diseases of Stomach12......1.........106......128201022
Obstruction of Intestines1............1......332165111011
Cirrhosis of Liver........................23123581629
Nephritis and Bright's Dis............211...221815134032724554
Tumours, &c., of Female Genital Organs.....................1...5...2...8887
Accid. and Dis. of Parturition.....................2...9.........11111011
Accident and Negligence46231111175643120517157
Homicide.............................................1...
Suicide.....................2127...1121022179
Ill-defined Causes11.....................1......11386
All other Causes5122567467564152127121248236281
All Causes, 190916514669762429302739936723639692310411964
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