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Hampstead 1922
Report for the year 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Causes of Death at Different Periods ok Life during the Year 1922.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Net 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 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3. Measles | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M | 11 | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 7. Influenza | M | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 |
| F | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8. Encephalitis lethargica | M | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 2 | ... |
| F | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| F. | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 12. Cancer, malignant disease | M | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | 17 | 6 |
| F | 85 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 49 | 12 | 17 | |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | ... | ... |
| F | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
| F | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, &c. | M | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 17 |
| F | 77 | ... | ... | .. | ... | 1 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 26 | |
| 17. Arterio sclerosis | M | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| F | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 28 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| F | 34 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 19 | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| F | 30 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 8 | ... | .. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| 22. Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| F | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 27. Other accidents & diseases of pregnancy, and parturition | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | .. | |
| 28. Congenita Debility and malformation, premature birth | M | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | M | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 |
| F | 11 | 1 | 1 | . | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | M | 90 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 23 |
| F | 96 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 32 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| F | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| All causes | M | 466 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 135 | 97 | 81 |
| F | 504 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 142 | 100 | 137 | |
| Totals | 970 | 72 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 122 | 277 | 197 | 218 | |
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.