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Battersea 1926

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926

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TABLE III

Table: Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1926.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1926.

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 Fever1...............1.........
2. Small-pox..............................
3. Measles43622132............42
4. Scarlet Fever2...1...1...............
5. Whooping-cough13472...............12
6. Diphtheria2012413............2
7. Influenza252...2...1161311
8. Encephalitis Lethargica3..................213
9. Meningococcal Meningitis1...1.....................
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System1412......22866376109
11. Other Tuberculous Disease252137441326
12. Cancer263.........1117133111218
13. Rheumatic Fever7.........2113...3
14. Diabetes21............1281016
15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc.100...............1316898
16. Heart Disease338.........792267233405
17. Arterio-Sclerosis59...............120388
18. Bronchitis131541...17387545
19. Pneumonia (all forms)148392491115342590
20. Other Respiratory Diseases14......3......24513
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum23...............315527
22. Diarrhœa, &c.4025313...21520
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis9.........1...52119
24. Cirrhosis of Liver13..................10317
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis61.........335262450
26. Puerperal Sepsis3...............3......5
27. Other diseases of Pregnancy7............16......5
28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth7272.....................44
29. Suicide22.........1151059
30. Other Deaths from Violence67...229410182268
31. Other Defined Diseases288251412124571118249
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown..............................
All CausesM.99410138283837120286346813
F.9668230162731104251425801
Totals1960183684465682245377711614