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Hampstead 1914

Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: TABLE III. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1914.

TABLE III. (Required by the Local Government Board to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1914.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough.Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or"Non-residents " in Institutions in the Borough.
All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 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 years and upwards.
1234567891011
All causesCertified (a)9119117212433117238370553
Uncertified2.........1......1......
1. Enteric Fever3............12......19
2. Small-pox..............................
3. Measles22.....................12
4. Scarlet Fever2............11......27
5. Whooping Cough1610141............13
6. Dinhtheria and Croup11...145...1......65
7. Influenza13......1.........393
8. Erysipelas2...............1...11
9. Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)57.........2102913390
10. Tuberculous Meningitis84...121.........8
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases61...1211......9
12. Cancer, malignant disease114...............9634269
13. Rheumatic Fever2..................2...1
14. Meningitis (b)931...1...31...8
15. Organic Heart Disease971......115385117
16. Bronchitis45212......29299
17. Pneumonia (all forms)59454...18112627
18. Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs11111......1341
19. Diarrhœa and Enteritis(c)167211...1229
20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis12.........33...6...10
21. Cirrhosis of Liver8...............2421
21a. Alcoholism1......1..................
22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease35.........1...4171315
23. Puerperal Fever3...............3......9
24. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition4...............4......3
25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth40391..................11
26. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide255......1426723
26a. Injuries received at War1...............1.........
27. Suicide8............233...2
28 Other Defined Diseases301114157345818190
29. Diseases ill-defined or unknown21.........1.........1
Totals9139117212533117239370553
Sub Entries. Included in above figures.14 (a) Cerebro-spinal Meningitis..............................
28 (a) Poliomyelitis2.........11............

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All " Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the Borough who died outside
it, have been included with the other deaths in columns '2-10. Transferable deaths of nonresidents,
i.e., of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who died in the Borough
have in like manner been excluded from these columns.
(a) All deaths certified by registered Medical Practitioners and all Inquest cases are classed as
44 Certified all other deaths are regarded as " Uncertified."
(b) Exclusive of " Tuberculous Meningitis " (see Title 10), but inclusive of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis,
(c Title 19 is used for deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis at all ages.