Table: TABLE 6.TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1917.
TABLE 6.
TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1917.
| Causes of Death. | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total |
|---|
| Measles | 2 | — | 6 | 31 | 39 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 14 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 65 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis ' | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 16 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 67 |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 16 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 67 |
| Bronchitis | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 53 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 43 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Alcoholism | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Nephritis and Brights Disease | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 10 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| Suicide | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 47 | 39 | 40 | 67 | 193 |
| Totals | 153 | 119 | 141 | 274 | 637 |
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