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Hampstead 1920

Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life during the Year 1920.

causes of death.Nett deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the Borough.
Sex.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.
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1. Enteric FeverM1……………1……
f1……………1……
2. Small-poxM………………………
f………………………
3. MeaslesM3……21…………
f513…1…………
4. Scarlet FeverM4…13……………
f………………………
5. Whooping CoughM312………………
f321………………
6. Diphtheria and CroupM21……1…………
f3………3…………
7. InfluenzaM8…………1124
f10…………3133
8. ErysipelasM2…………………2
f2…………………2
9. Pulmonary TuberculosisM14…………284…
f27………264114
10. Tuberculous MeningitisM2……11…………
f4121……………
11. Other Tuberculous DiseasesM3…………12……
F5…………221…
12. Cancer, malignant diseaseM44………………2915
f76………1…92838
13. Rheumatic FeverM2………1………1
f3………111……
14. Meningitis (A)M22…………………
f1…………1………
15. Organic Heart DiseaseM54……………41733
f62……13…41737
16. BronchitisM261…1……1419
f2241……………17
17. Pneumonia (all forms)M34521…...11312
f3521……17618
18. Other Respiratory DiseasesM5……11……3…
f9………...1215
19. Diarrhœa, &c. (B)M85…………1……
f4……………121
20. Appendicitis and TyphlitisM3………………21
f6………1…41…
21. Cirrhosis of LiverM2……………11…
f2……...……11…
21A. AlcoholismM………………………
F1……......………1
22. Nephritis and Bright's DiseaseM15……………159
f12……………165
23. Puerperal FeverM………………………
f2……………2……
24. Parturition apart from puerperal feverM………………………
f1……………1……
25. Congenital Debility, &c.M2222…………………
f1212…………………
26. Violence, apart from Suicidem122…111224
f72……1…21
27. SuicideM8……………341
f3……………111
28. Other Defined DiseasesM1126………3143158
f1506……13113198
29. Causes ill-defined or unknownM1…1………………
f………………………
All causesM392456105840119159
f4683082141953111231
Totals860751412192793230390

All" Transferable Deaths" of residents, .i.e., of persons resident in the Borough who died outside
it, have been included. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e., of persons resident
elsewhere in England and Wales who died in the Borough have in like manner been
excluded.
14(A) Exclusive of "Tuberculous Meningitis" (see Title 10), but inclusive of Cerebro spinal Meningitis.
19 (B) Title 19 is used for deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis at all ages.