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Hampstead 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: EXTENDED TABLE III.Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.

EXTENDED TABLE III.Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.

No.Causes of Death.All Ages.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the horough.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the Borough.
Under l 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 years and upwards.
1234567891011
All causesCertified861792131248594227850558
Uncertified..............................
1Enteric Fever1...............1......7
2Typhus Fever...........................1
6Measles111271............59
7Scarlet Fever...........................18
8Whooping Cough41111............8
9Diphtheria, Croup17......781...1...48
10Influenza111............226...
14Dysentery1...............1.........
15Plague..............................
18Erysipelas11.....................2
20Pyaemia, Septieœmial...1.....................
25Mycosesl........................1
28Pulmonary Tuberculosis (not acute)59l...12112616288
29Acute Phthisis, Acute Miliary Tuberculosis5............23......1
30Tuberculous Meningitis812211...1...7
31Tuberculosis of Peritoneum and Intestines2...1......1.........1
32Tuberculosis of Spinal Column1..................1...4
33Tuberculosis of Joints...........................1
34Tuberculosis of other Organs1......1...............2
35Disseminated Tuberculosis1......1...............6
36Rickets, Softening of Bones...........................1
37Syphilis1...1..................1
39Cancer of the Buccal Cavity4...............1214
40Cancer of the Stomach, Liver, &c.19..................12714
41Cancer of the Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum22...............261415
42Cancer of the Female Genital Organs22...............215516
48Cancer of the Breast6..................425
44Cancer of the Skin3.....................31
45Cancer of other or unspecified organs26...............191610
46Other tumours (situation undefined)2.....................2...
47Rheumatic Fever4.........21l......2
48Chronic Rheumatism, Osteo-Arthritis, Gout3.....................3...
49Seurvy1..................1......
50Diabetes6...............l144
51Exophthalmic Goitre3............1l1...2
53Leucocythmæa, Lymphadenoma2..................2...4
54Anæmia, Chlorosis3...............12...1
56Alcoholism (acute or clironic)2..................2...1
60Encephalitis1......1..................
61aCerebro-Spinal Fever1.....................1...
61bPosteria Basal Meningitis11.....................1
61cMeningitis (other forms)321..................1
63Other diseases of the Spinal Cord9......1......1252
64Softerning Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy50..................19319
65Softening of the Brain1.....................1...
66Paralysis3..................122
67General Paralysis of the Insane6...............5...1...
68Other forms of Mental Alienation3..................3......
69Epilepsy2...............1...1...
71Infantile Convulsions981..................2
74Other diseases of the Nervous System4..................4...3
76AMastoid Disease1............1.........4
76BOther Diseases of the Ears2...11..................
77Pericarditis1............1.........1
78Acute Endocarditis1..................1...2
79aValvular Disease of the Heart60.........329153117
79bFatty Degeneration of the Heart9..................542
79cOther Organic Disease of the Heart31......1...13131312
80Angina Pectoris5..................231
81Diseases of the Arteries10...............3345
82Embolism and Thrombosis14..................1134
83Diseases of the Veins2..................11...
84Diseases of the Lymphatic System1......1...............1
89Bronchitis64313...2...114413
90
91Broncho-Pneumonia2586...1...11811
92Pneumonia312111...314910
93Pleurisy2..................112
94Pulmonary Congestion6..................15...
95Gangrene of the Lung...........................1
96Asthma5...............131...
98Other Diseases of the Respiratory System2...............11......
102Perforating Ulcer of the Stomach3...............12...2
103Other Diseases of the Stomach1.....................1...
104Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under two years of age)152............2478
105Diarrhœa and Enteritis (two years of age and over)
108Appendicitis4...............1126
109Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction81...............345
110Other Diseases of the Intestines1..................1......
113Cirrhosis of the Liver6..................514
114Biliary Calculi4..................22...
117Peritonitis2............1...1...3
118Other Diseases of the Digestive System1.....................11
119Acute Nephritis3..................122
120Briglit's Disease24............2111106
121Chyluria1...............1......1
122Other Diseases of the Kidney and Annexa1...............1......1
123Calculi of the Urinary Passages2..................11...
124Diseases of the Bladder2.....................22
126Diseases of the Prostate5.....................54
129Uterine Tumour (Non-Cancerous)2...............11...1
130Other Diseases of the Uterus1............1............
131Ovarian Cyst, Tumor (non-cancerous)1...............1......1
132Other Diseases of the Female Genital Organs1............1.........1
134Accidents of Pregnancy1...............1.........
135Puerporal Hæmorrhage11........................
137Puerperal Fever3............12......3
139Puerperal Phlegmasia, Alba Dolens, Embolism, and Sudden Death2............11......2
142Gangrene2.....................21
143Carbuncle, Boil1............1.........1
145Diseases of the Integumentary System21..................12
146Diseases of the Bonesl.........1...............
150Congenital Malformations65...1...............2
151APremature Birth2121.....................9
151bInfantile Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus109......1............5
152Other Diseases peculiar to early infancy55........................
154Old Age54.....................5420
155Suicide by Poison4...............31...2
156Suicide by Asphyxia2..................11...
157Suicide by Hanging or Strangulation5...............131...
158Suicide by Drowning*****1...............1.........
159Suicide by Firearms3..................3......
160Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments1...............1......1
161Suicide by Jumping from High Place...........................1
165Other Acute Poisonings1.....................1...
167Burns (Conflagration excepted)2.....................15
168Absorption of Deleterious Gases (Conflagration expected)21...1...1............
169Accidental Drowning1.....................1...
170Injury by Firearms1...........................
172Injury by Fall5...1...1...1217
175Injury by other crushing (Vehicles, Railways, Landslides, &c.)6...............2124
181Electricity (Liehtninw excepted)...........................1
182Homicide by Firearms1...............1.........
184Homicide by ether means22........................
186Other Violence...........................1
187Dropsy11........................
188Syncope, Sudden Death3............1...111
189Ill-defined causes4...1............21...
Totals861792131243594227350558

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Note.—Tlie omission of a number from tlie first column denotes that no death was registered from the cause of death
to which the number relates.