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Hornsey 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE B.CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1921.

TABLE B.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1921.

CAUSES OF DEATHAll 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 over.
1 Enteric Fever0........................
2 Small.pox0........................
3 Measles1........................
4 Scarlet Fever4......21.........1
5 Whooping Cough22.....................
8 Diphtheria and Croup13......4611......
7 Influenza221.........1677
8 Erysipelas1...............1......
9 Pulmonary Tuberculosis711......1936222
10 Tuberculous Meningitis4l2.........1......
11 Other Tuberculous Diseases12l...13142...
12 Cancer142...............126268
13 Rheumatic Fever3............111...
14 Meningitis5.........2l2......
IS Organic Heart Disease80.........1l93237
16 Bronchitis8712.........11706
17 Pneumonia563111...71923
18 Other Respiratory Diseases6..................33
19 Diarrhoea and Enteritis1514............1......
20 Appendicitis8.........3...l31
21 Cirrhosis of Liver11...............l73
21a Alcoholism3..................21
22 Nephritis25.........1...2913
23 Puerperal Fever0........................
24 Other accidents of Pregnancy and...........................
Parturition3............l2......
25 Congenital Debility, etc.45432..................
26 Violent Deaths2511213485
27 Suicide12............1173
28 Other Defined Diseases306312472452213
29 Ill.defined Diseases61...............14
Total9687211122428117254450
Sub.entry included in above figures
Syphilis3710............1215...