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Hammersmith 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1923
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TABLE II. Causes of, and ages at, Death during the Year 1923. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH.
| Causes of Death. | Nett 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 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All Causes | Certified | 1473 | 173 | 24 | 29 | 49 | 63 | 173 | 386 | 576 | 176 |
| Uncertified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Measles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Influenza | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| Erysipelas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 51 | 38 | 6 | 5 | |
| Disemminated Tuberculosis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 80 | 31 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 99 | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | 135 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 88 | 0 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 99 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion, including Premature Birth | 68 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 23 | |
| Suicide | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other defined diseases | 434 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 107 | 226 | 58 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1473 | 173 | 24 | 29 | 49 | 63 | 173 | S86 | 576 | 176 | |
| Sub-Entries included in above figures. | Cerebro - Spinal Men-ingitis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | o | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||