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Holborn 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE II. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, YEAR 1920.
| Causes of Death. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS," whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents " or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under ? years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards | |||
| All causes | Certified | 603 | 55 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 182 | 229 | 596 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | ||
| 1. Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 2. Small Pox | _ | __ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Measles | 7 | I | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 2 | _ | - | _ | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 6. Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | _ | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 7. Influenza | 11 | _ | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | |||
| 8. Erysipelas | 2 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 45 | 1 | — | _ | _ | 3 | 17 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 35 | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | 31 | ||
| 57 | - | — | — | _, | 1 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 37 | ||
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 14. Meningitis | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | |
| x5- Organic Heart Disease | 69 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 16 | |
| 16. Bronchitis | 59 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 10 | 41 | 5 | |
| 17. Pneumonia (all forms) | 60 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 56 | |
| 18. Other diseases of respiratory organs | 4 | 1 | - | - | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 19. Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 19 | 8 | 3 | _ | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | _ | - | 1 | _ | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver .. | 10 | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 21a. Alcoholism | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 22. Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |
| 23. Puerperal Fever | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 76 | |
| 26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 26 | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | _ | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |
| 27. Suicide | 7 | _ | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 166 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 93 | 194 | |
| 29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 603 | 55 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 182 | 229 | 596 | ||
| Sub- Entries, included in above figures | 14 (a). Cerebo-spinal Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 (a). Poliomyelitis * * * | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
*Sub"Entries should here be made for other deaths which it is desirable to distinguish on account of their administrative importance or
special interest {e g., any deaths from Anthrax, Typhus, or Glanders, which have been included under 28. Other Defined Diseases;
or deaths from pneumonia other than broncho-pneumonia, which have been included under 17. Pneumonia all forms).