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Enfield 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year, 1920.
| 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 Ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 23 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 63 | 65 and upwards | |||
| All causes | (Certified | 590 | 74 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 95 | 132 | 187 | 95 |
| (Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 13 | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |
| Influenza | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 54 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 3 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Menigitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 58 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Bronchitis | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 19 | 6 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents & diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 44 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 166 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 92 | 24 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 590 | 74 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 95 | 132 | 187 | 95 | |
| Included in above — Old Age | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 2 | |
| Apoplexy | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 16 | 1 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |