Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE B.—CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEARS 1921-G.
CAUSES OF DEATH | 1926 | All Age. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 3 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 16 years. | 15 and under 26 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and over. | 1926 | 1925 | 924 | 1923 | 1922 | 1921 | ||
1 | Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Measles | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
6 | Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
7 | Influenza | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 22 | |
8 | Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
9 | Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
10 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 29 | 20 | 61 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 57 | 71 | |
11 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
1'2 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 59 | 72 | 143 | 140 | 150 | 139 | 146 | 142 |
13 | Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
14 | Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | |
15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 58 | 69 | 65 | ... | ... | ... |
16 | Heart Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 78 | 128 | 136 | 107 | 105 | 89 | 80 |
17 | Arteriosclerosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 28 | 34 | 48 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | |
18 | Bronchitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 50 | 64 | 88 | 93 | 78 | 72 | 87 |
19 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 8 | 17 | 27 | 68 | 76 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 56 |
20 | Other Respiratory Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
21 | Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | |
22 | Diarrhoea, etc | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
23 | Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
24 | Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
25 | Acutc and Chronic Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 18 | 81 | 25 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 25 |
26 | Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
27 | Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
28 | Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 37 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | 38 | 28 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 45 |
29 | Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
30 | Other Deaths from Violence | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 25 |
31 | Other Defined Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 113 | 185 | 179 | 182 | 312 | 321 | 310 |
32 | Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ||
Total | 57 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 103 | 245 | 163 | 928 | 946 | 928 | 928 | 992 | 968 | |
Adapted from old Classified List. |
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Adapted from old
Classified List.