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Hornsey 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1918.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All Causes | Certified | 1094 | 64 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 64 | 208 | 262 | 383 | 57 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2 Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 Measles | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 5 Whooping Cough | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| 7 Influenza | 208 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 91 | 28 | 19 | 2 | |
| 8 Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9 Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 76 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 22 | 2 | ... | |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 130 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 65 | 58 | 1 | |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 14 Meningitis | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 89 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 40 | 1 | |
| 16 Bronchitis | 55 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | I | 2 | 8 | 39 | 2 | |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 69 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 13 | 11 | 18 | 4 | |
| 18 Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| 19 Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 21a Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 32 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 18 | ... | |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 24 Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 25 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 21 | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 26 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 17 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 304 | 64 | 26 | 45 | 43 | 65 | 210 | 70 | 175 | 175 | |
| 29 Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 1094 | 64 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 64 | 208 | 262 | 383 | 57 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia (other than Broncho-Pneumonia) | 41 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | ... | |