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Hackney 1919

Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919

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Table: TABLE III.—HACKNEY BOROUGH.Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year1919.

TABLE III.—HACKNEY BOROUGH.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year1919.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths in whole Districts at Subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions.
All Ages.Under 1.1 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.
Enteric Fever3......1...1...1...5
Small Pox..............................
Measles631...2............8
Scarlet Fever81...331.........14
Whooping-cough167351............9
Diphtheria and Croup912330542.........131
Influenza16563772258392369
Erysipelas12221......2237
Dysentery1...............1.........
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)206......14378868894
Tuberculous Meningitis1311353.........11
Other Tuberculous Diseases5281195178326
Cancer, Malignant Disease274...111231129109166
Rheumatic Fever3.........1...1...1...
Meningitis113i14...1...13
Organic Heart Disease353......27153397199199
Bronchitis24623442...105215131
Pneumonia (all forms)19338171710525443794
Carried forward1,65394377711093267440535867