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Table: TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during 1913.

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TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during 1913.

1 Causes of Death.		Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.									Deaths at all ages of all "Residents" belonging to Localities. whether occurring in or beyond the District.							Total Deaths whether of Residents or non" Residents'* in Public Institutions in the District.
		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
		All ages.	Under 1.	1 & under 2.	2 & under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 & under 25.	25 & under 45.	45 & under 65.	65 & upwards.	Addington.	Beddington.	Coulsdon.	Mitcham.	Sanderstead.	Wallington.	Woodmanst'rne
																		18	19
																		Cane Hill Asylum	Holborn Union Workhouse
All causes	Certified (c)	674	126	26	29	29	30	93	120	221	11	79	84	374	25	90	11	..	..
All causes	Uncertified	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Enteric Fever		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Small Pox		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles		2	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..
Scarlet Fever		3	..	..	1	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	2	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping Cough		7	3	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	..	3	..	..	..
Diphtheria and Croup		17	3	..	9	5	..	..	..	..	..	1	4	9	..	1	2	..	..
Influenza		13	3	..	..	..	2	2	4	2	..	1	2	8	..	2	..	..	..
Erysipelas		1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis)		36	1	2	..	1	7	20	3	2	..	6	5	18	3	3	1	8	3
Tuberculous Meningitis		6	1	..	2	2	..	1	..	..	..	2	..	3	..	..	1	..	1
Other Tubercular Diseases		14	3	..	1	3	2	4	1	..	..	2	2	9	1	..	..	2	..
Cancer, malignant disease		69	..	..	..	1	..	12	25	31	..	7	13	31	4	13	1	4	3
Rheumatic Fever		5	..	..	..	1	1	2	1	..	..	..	1	3	..	..	1	..	..
Meningitis (See note (d))		8	1	2	1	2	1	1	..	..	..	2	..	4	1	1	..	..	..
Organic Heart Disease		75	1	1	1	1	4	4	21	42	1	17	5	32	6	13	1	41	10
Bronchitis		47	10	5	1	..	1	..	7	23	3	4	2	32	..	6	..	6	6
Pneumonia (all forms)		41	10	4	5	..	2	9	5	6	..	4	3	28	1	4	1	5	..
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs		14	..	..	..	..	..	2	4	8	1	2	..	9	..	1	1	1	1
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (See note (e))		24	19	4	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	21	..	1	..	..	..
Appendicitis and Typhlitis		9	..	..	..	2	3	2	2	..	1	3	3	2	..	..	..	....	..
Cirrhosis of Liver		8	..	..	..	..	..	1	6	1	..	..	..	8	..	..	..	4	..
Alcoholism		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nephritis and Bright's Disease		21	..	..	..	2	3	2	5	9	1	3	2	10	2	3	..	18	..
Puerperal Fever		2	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition		4	..	..	..	..	..	4	..	..	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	..
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth		49	49	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	7	36	..	4	..	..	..
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicides ..		18	..	..	4	1	2	2	6	3	..	2	4	10	..	2	..	..	..
Suicides		4	..	..	..	..	..	3	1	..	..	1	..	3	..	..	..	..	..
Other Defined Diseases		123	8	..	3	5	1	18	27	61	2	11	24	57	5	23	1	88	16
Diseases ill-defined or unknown		54	14	3	..	..	..	2	2	33	2	6	6	27	2	10	1	..	..
Total		674	126	26	29	29	30	93	120	221	11	79	84	374	25	90	11	177	40
Sub-Entries included in above figures. (a) Cerebro-spinal Meningitis		1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
(a) Poliomyelitis		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Brain Diseases		53	..	..	1	..	..	8	9	35	..	6	7	27	2	11	..	68	6

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(а) All "Transferable Deaths" of residents, i.e., of persons resident in the District who have died outside it,
are to be included with the other deaths in columns 2-10. Transferable deaths of non-residents, i.e.,
of persons resident elsewhere in England and Wales who have died in the District, are in like manner
to be excluded from these columns. For the precise meaning of the term "transferable deaths," see
footnote to Table I.
The total deaths in column 2 of Table III. should equal the figures for the year in column 12 of Table I.
(b) All deaths occurring in institutions for the sick and infirm situated within the district, whether of residents
or of non-residents, are to be entered in the last column of Table III.
(c) All deaths certified by registered Medical Pract'tioners and all Inquest cases are to be classed as "Certified;"
all other deaths are to be regarded as "Uncertified."
{d) Exclusive of "Tuberculous (Meningitis (10), but inclusive of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.
(e) Title 19 should be used for deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis at all ages. (In the "Short List" deaths
from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years are included under Title 19; those at 2 years and over being
placed under Title 28.)

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Table: TABLE III.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during 1913.

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