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Hampstead 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]

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Table: Age and Sex Allocation of Deaths of Hampstead Residents during the Year 1937.

Age and Sex Allocation of Deaths of Hampstead Residents during the Year 1937.

causes of deathNett 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 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.
1234567891011121314
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM....................................
F....................................
2. MeaslesM....................................
F....................................
3. Scarlet FeverM....................................
F1.........1.....................
4. Whooping CoughM22..............................
F....................................
6. DiphtheriaM2.........2.....................
F2...11........................
6. InfluenzaM27..................246510
F28...............23211010
7. Encephalitis LethargicaM....................................
F1.....................1.........
8. Cerebro-spinal FeverM1...............1...............
F1...............1...............
9, Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM17............52613......
F13............2531...2...
10. Other Tuberculous DiseasesM2............1.........1......
F4.....................112...
11. SyphilisM4........................22...
F2..................11.........
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalisM2..................1...1......
F2..................1......1...
13. Cancer, malignant diseaseM77...............4...11252314
F92...............337263419
14. DiabetesM8........................323
F9..................1......53
15. Cerebral hemorrhage, &c.M15...............1...4325
F26.....................4688
16. Heart DiseaseM129...............139194255
F147............1...39194372
17. AneurysmM7...........................52
F8..................11231
18. Other circulatorydiseasesM25...............1...3...129
F48.....................261822
19. BronchitisM14................13262
F10.....................325
20. Pneumonia (all forms)M255...1.........32527
f3651.........172399
21. Other Respiratory DiseasesM4...........................22
F7.....................1114
22. Peptic UlcerM8..................21221
F1...........................1...
23. Diarrhœa, &c.M88..............................
F53...............1...1......
24. AppendicitisM7......1......21...2......
F4............1.........111
26. Cirrhosis of LiverM3..................12.........
F1...........................1...
26 Other diseases of liver, &c.M1...........................1...
f3........................111
27. Other digestive diseasesM11.....................2234
F11......1...121...15...
28. Acute and Chronic NephritisM13..................23125
F17............1...11...59
29. Puerperal SepsisF1..................1............
30. Other puerperal causesF2............11...............
31. Congenital Debility, premature birth, malformation, &c.M1817......1.....................
F88..............................
32. SenilityM2..............................2
F6...........................15
33. SuicideM12...............41133...
f8...............3311......
34. Other violenceM164.........1...21134
F122......1.........135
35 Other Defined DiseasesM351.........131...5168
F48...1...1232713109
36. Causes ill-defined or unknownM1...........................1...
F....................................
All causesM4963723819264886134133
F56418323921324187165183
Totals10605534617405889173299316

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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
included.