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Battersea 1925

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925

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TABLE IIIa. Causes of Death during Five Years, 1921-5.

causes of death.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.Mean. 1921-5.
No. ot DeathsRate per Million Pop'nNo. of DeathsRate per Million Pop'nNo. of DeathsRate per Million Pop'nNo. ot DeathsRate per Million Pop'nNo. of DeathsRate per Million Pop'nNo. of DeathsRate per Million Pop'n
1. Enteric Fever161616212161.27.2
2. Small-pox--__16----0.21.2
3. Measles21266390241415129842329.4172.8
4. Scarlet Fever63513776353188467.242.2
5. Whooping-cough3017722130169417992011621.0123.2
6. Diphtheria63372583433419925146105838.0223.6
7. Influenza4526611065031182844913620961.2359.6
8. Encephalitis Lethargica212162125292122.414.2
9. Meningococcal Meningitis31816212318--1.810.8
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System1701,0041711,010139815153895156906157.8926.0
11. Other Tuberculous Disease462723420136211372164325039.2230.0
12. Cancer1891,1172251,3302421,4182311,3512361,372224.61,317.6
13. Rheumatic Fever53013776357414237.041.2
14. Diabetes105913771059953179911.869.4
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.875149053291534754398046584.6496.6
16. Heart Disease2991,7673652,1573341,9583482,0353351,947336.21,972.8
17. Arterio-Sclerosis442604224835205543165129645.2205.0
18. Bronchitis1378101679871337801831,070148860153.6901.4
19. Pneumonia (all forms)156922169999100586159930107622138.2811.8
20. Other Respiratory Diseases36213251482212920117148123.4137.6
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum15892213023135191112414020.6121.0
22. Diarrhœa. &c.71420321893218724140211226.0211.6
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis158953084713767419.656.6
24. Cirrhosis of Liver1377148384711643179.857.6
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis553256337255322533105632556.4330.8
26. Puerperal Sepsis424318--4233172.816.4
27. Other diseases of Pregnancy105963510595293176.839.8
28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth10964410059172422774508851189.2523.6
29. Suicide84711652112318105158714.685.4
30. Other Deaths from Violence583436337243252543164928553.4313.6
31. Other Defined Diseases3712,1923221,9033021,7702731,5972621,523306.01,797.0
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown------16212.63.6
All CausesM.1,01212,7381,13114,25593011,62598912,33491111,288994.612,448
F.1,04811,6771,09612,19790910,0331,02911,3318949,782995.211,004
Totals2,06012,1752,22713,1621,83910,7802,01811,8011,80510,4881,989.811,681