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Ealing 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE 111.
Deaths registered during the C alendar Year 1919 classified by age and cause.
| Causes of Death. | Nett deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents," whether occurring within OR without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents " or " NonResidents " in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | under 5. J | 5 and under 15 | 15 and [ under25 | 25 and under45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes: | Certified | 757 | 60 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 125 | 183 | 212 | 80 |
| Uncertified | 45 | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Influenza | 75 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 55 | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 100 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 39 | 50 | 8 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | - | |
| Meningitis | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 78 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 24 | 37 | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 72 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 58 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
| Other disease of Respiratory Organs) | 12 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Congential Debility and Malformation, including Premature Births | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 18 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Suicide | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 222 | 17 | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 126 | 27 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | |
| Totals | 802 | 67 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 133 | 195 | 311 | 95 | |