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Battersea 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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TABLE III
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1924.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at subjoined ages of " Residents" whether Occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths of " Residents " and " Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | 0-1 year. | 1-2 years. | 2-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 years upward. | ||
| 1. Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 2. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Measles | 51 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| S. Whooping-cough | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| 6. Diphtheria | 25 | ... | 1 | 15 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 7. Influenza | 84 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 26 | 31 |
| 8. Encephalitis Lethargica | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| 9. Meningococcal Meningitis | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 153 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 39 | 69 | 35 | 5 | 93 |
| 11. OtherXuberculous Disease | 37 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ... | 29 |
| 12. Cancer | 231 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | 112 | 93 | 194 |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| 14. Diabetes | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 9 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 75 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | 47 | 82 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 348 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 17 | 94 | 225 | 297 |
| 17. Arterio-Sclerosis | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 39 | 13 |
| 18. Bronchitis | 183 | 15 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 36 | 119 | 58 |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | 159 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 4 | ... | 17 | 35 | 31 | 89 |
| 20. Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 22. Diarrhoea, Ac. | 24 | 19 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 18 |
| 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 53 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 51 |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| 27. Other diseases of Pregnancy | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 |
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 77 | 73 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 28 |
| 29. Suicide | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 30. Other Deaths from Violence | 54 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 72 |
| 31. Other Defined Diseases | 273 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 129 | 242 |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| All cases { M. | 989 | 111 | 46 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 121 | 292 | 319 | 731 |
| {F | 1029 | 85 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 47 | 119 | 230 | 448 | 724 |
| Totals | 2018 | 196 | 81 | 65 | 61 | 86 | 240 | 522 | 767 | 1455 |