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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Table III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1914.
BOROUGH OF EALING.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Enteric fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 8 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Whooping-cough | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Influenza | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Phthisis (Pul. Tuberculosis) | 36 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 80 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 28 | 6 | |
| Rheumatic fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Meningitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Organic Heart disease | 75 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 17 | 45 | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 44 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 12 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy & parturition | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Congenital debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 19 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Suicide | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other defined diseases | 253 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 45 | 127 | 18 | |
| Totals | 672 | 74 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 27 | 90 | 149 | 267 | 55 | |
| Sub-Entries. included in above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |