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Enfield 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1912.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of 'Residents' whether occurring in or without the District. | Total deaths whether of ' residents' or ' Non- Residents' in Institutions in tin-District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| All causes | Certified | 576 | 107 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 64 | 126 | 177 | ... |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Whooping-cough | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | |
| Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 3 | ... | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculous Meningitis. | 7 | 1 | 5 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| OtherTuberculous diseases | 8 | ... | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 46 | 9 | 9 | l | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | ... | l | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and | |||||||||||
| Malformation including Premature Birth | 51 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths excluding | |||||||||||
| Suicide | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Suicide | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 184 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 39 | 89 | 12 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or un | |||||||||||
| known | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 576 | 107 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 64 | 126 | 177 | 51 | ||
| Old Age (included above) | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 45 | 5 | |