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City of Westminster 1902

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Table: Table IX.— Showing the Several Causes of Death at Various Age Periods for the Year1902.City of Westminster.(International system of Classification.)

Table IX.— Showing the Several Causes of Death at Various Age Periods for the Year1902.City of Westminster.

(International system of Classification.)

Causes of Death.Ages.All Ages.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-
Small pox:—
(a) Vaccinated-—————41291——-26
(b) Unvaccinated21112—-—31——-11
(c) No statement——————1——1——-2
Measles1329———-—1——-—-43
Scarlet fever292—1-1------15
Typhus fever————---------
Epidemic influenza————1—6547135243
Whooping cough1222——-————————34
Diphtheria, membranous croup314131—————————31
Enteric fever—1—1474.41-—--22
Asiatic cholera————----------
Diarrhoea, dysentery272—1—————115—37
Epidemic or zymotic enteritis152———1—-—————18
Ulcerative colitis------—2—22--6
Chicken pox—1-----------1
Continued fever—1————-——————1
Hydrophobia———————1—————1
Syphilis101———1-———1--13
Gonorrhœa————————1—1——2
Phagædena--------_1---1
Erysipelas————•-——2—-—115
Pyæmia, septicæmia1—2————12—11—8
Puerperal fever—————22————-—4
Infective endocarditis-----131—21-—9
Carbuncle————————1—1-—2
Angina ludovici—111———-——1——4