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Hornsey 1920
[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 1920.
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 2 | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3 | Measles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4 | Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6 | Diphtheria and Croup | 20 | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | |
| 7 | Influenza | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 9 | Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 61 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 31 | 18 | ... | ... | |
| 10 | Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 12 | Cancer, malignant disease | 119 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 51 | 55 | 10 | |
| 13 | Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| 14 | Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 15 | Organic Heart Disease | 104 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 62 | 3 | |
| 16 | Bronchitis | 65 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 19 | 38 | ... | 1 | |
| 17 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 43 | 6 | 5 | ... | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 18 | Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 7 | ... | |
| 19 | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 20 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 21 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | |
| 21a | Alcoholism | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 22 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 37 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 17 | 12 | ... | |
| 23 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 24 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 25 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 46 | 45 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 26 | Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 27 | Suicide | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | Other Defined Diseases | 283 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 185 | 19 | |
| 29 | Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 903 | 93 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 140 | 237 | 338 | 78 | ||
| Sub-Entries. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| included in above figures. | Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia (other than Broncho-Pneumonia) | 26 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | ... | ||