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Hampstead 1939

[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 1939.

Age and Sex Allocation of Deaths of Hampstead Residents During the Year 1939.

CAUSES OF DEATHSNett 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.
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1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid FeversM....................................
F.....................................
2. MeaslesM....................................
F....................................
3. Scarlet FeverM....................................
F....................................
4. Whooping CoughM11..............................
F....................................
5. DiphtheriaM1......1........................
F....................................
6.. InfluenzaM13111...1...1...251
F12............1...1...235
7. Encephalitis LethargicaM....................................
F2............1...1............
8. Cerebro-spinal FeverM11..............................
F....................................
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory systemM21............l463331
F18............54...3321
10. Other Tuberculous DiseasesM2.........1...1...............
F311..................1......
11. SyphilisM4..................12......1
F1........................1......
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalisM....................................
F1..................1............
13. Cancer, malignant diseaseM65............1226172314
F98......1.........716342515
14. DiabetesM11........................335
F17.....................1358
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, &c.M9..................11322
F23............1......23512
16. Heart DiseaseM143............l...211275448
F165............l4351727108
17. AneurysmM5............1............31
F4........................13...
18. Other circulatorydiseasesM30.....................55713
F'45.....................451323
19. BronchitisM3.....................11...1
F'10........................118
20. Pneumonia (all forms)M182..................4642
F203...............13246
21. Other Respiratory DiseasesM3...............1...1......1
F1.....................1.........
22. Peptic UlcerM9..................21141
F6........................222
23. Diarrhoea, Ac.M53...............1.........1
F31...........................2
24. AppendicitisM1.....................1.........
F2.....................1...1...
2o. Cirrhosis of LiverM2........................2......
F1....................1.........
26 Other diseases of liver, & c.M3...............1...1......1
F2.....................1......1
27. Other digestive diseasesM9............21...1212
F10..................123...4
28. Acute and Chronic NephritisM11.....................1352
F13............1...11523
29. Puerperal SepsisF....................................
30. Other puerperal causesF1..................1............
31. Congenital Debility, pre-mature birth, mal-formation, &c.M1010..............................
F12102...........................
32. SenilityM4...........................31
F7........................115
33. SuicideM10...............12...7......
F14............2151212
34. Other violenceM21......1134...1533
F181......11......2328
35 Other Defined DiseasesM41..................2313813
F282.........1334456
36. Causes ill-defined or unknownM.....................................
F....................................
All causesM4561813210172043100128114
F537183211412254893102219
Totals9933645324294591193230333

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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 Wale3 who died in the Borough, have in like manner been
excluded.