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Finchley 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table III.
C auses of and A ges at D eath during the Y ear 1914.
| Causes of Deaths | 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 | 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 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | 423 | 64 | 1 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 102 | 157 | 45 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Influenza | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 29 | 25 | 3 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 29 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 20 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2S | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 11 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, includ ing Premature Birth | 32 | 31 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 126 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 30 | 67 | 15 | |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Totals | 423 | 64 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 102 | 157 | 45 | |