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Hampstead 1938

[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 1938.

Age and Sex Allocation of Deaths of Hampstead Residents during the Year 1938.

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 FeversM1.........1.....................
F....................................
2. MeaslesM1...1...........................
Fl1..............................
3. Scarlet FeverM....................................
F....................................
4. Whooping CoughM....................................
F....................................
5. DiphtheriaM....................................
F....................................
6. InfluenzaM3.....................111...
F411............1...1......
7.Encephalitis LethargicM....................................
F....................................
8. Cerebro-spinal FeverM11..............................
F1...1...........................
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM21............238422...
F131.........253......2...
10. Other Tuberculou DiseasesM1............1..................
F2.........1.........1.........
11. SyphilisM....................................
F....................................
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalisM5.....................212...
F....................................
13. Cancer, malignant diseaseM69...............316202811
F115...............1318253629
14. DiabetesM5........................23...
F12.....................2226
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, &c.M14..................31352
F18..................11538
16. Heart DiseaseM105............2...46173046
F178...............3121854100
17. AneurysmM6.....................1212
F7.....................1321
18. Other circulatory diseasesM23..................12587
F43..................2391019
19. BronchitisM4..................1...1...2
F7........................115
20. Pneumonia (all forms)M295...1121...52102
F343......2......3...3815
21. Other Respiratory DiseasesM2..............................2
F8............2...1...221
22. Peptic UlcerM8...............113111
F5............1............22
23. Diarrhœa. &c.M55..............................
F33..............................
24. AppendicitisM8............1......l...1...
F2........................22...
26. Cirrhosis of LiverM1........................1......
F2........................2......
26 Other diseases of liver, &c.M1..............................1
F3...........................3...
27. Other digestive diseasesM8...1...............l123
F11..................1253...
28. Acute and Chronic NephritisM11......1............2215
F19...1......11...2653
29. Puerperal SepsisF....................................
30. Other puerperal causesF1...............1...............
31. Congenital Debility, pre-mature birth, mal-formation, &c.M21201...........................
F1211.........1..................
32. SenilityM....................................
F8..............................8
33. SuicideM17...............135431
F11...............1342...1
34. Other violenceM233......3211...625
F23............111...398
35 Other Defined DiseasesM464............31481115
F472.........23...69916
36. Causes ill-defined or unknownM....................................
F....................................
All causesM436383251013244680111105
F593223...31020214298152222
Totals10296062820334587178263327

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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, hare in like manner been
excluded.