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Finchley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND ACES AT, DEATH DURINC THE YEAR.

CAUSES OF, AND ACES AT, DEATH DURINC THE YEAR.

No.CAUSES OF DEATH.NET 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.WARDS.
All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 1515 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and Upwards.North Ward.East Ward.West Ward.
All CausesCertified 702
Uncertified 2
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.......................................
2. Measles.......................................
3. Scarlet fever.......................................
4. Whooping cough11........................1......
5. Diphtheria.......................................
6. Influenza22...............351431156
7. Encephalitis lethargica1.....................1.........1
8. Cerebro-spinal fever.......................................
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system22.........151051...6610
10. Other tuberculous diseases2......1.........1......11...
11. Syphilis.......................................
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis.......................................
13. Cancer, malignant disease103...............8405318333139
14. Diabetes9...............1...82144
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.36...............18276111213
16. Heart disease214............133817228656980
17. Aneurysm2...............11......1...1
18. Other circulatory diseases33..................6271101112
19. Bronchitis161...............1141565
20. Pneumonia (all forms)5562......1720198182116
21. Other respiratory diseases7...............1242331
22. Peptic ulcer6..................334222
23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years)761.....................241
24. Appendicitis5.........1...1213212
25. Cirrhosis of liver2..................111...11
26. Other diseases of liver, etc.4..................13......31
27. Other digestive diseases17...............19732114
28. Acute and chronic nephritis23...............28134896
29. Puerperal sepsis.......................................
30. Other puerperal causes1...............1.........1......
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc.1919.....................3595
32. Senility9.....................91144
33. Suicide8...............53......125
34. Other violence27112...22314197119
35. Other defined causes522...1...61010239201814
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown1.....................1......1...
TOTALS704364451657167415116217245242

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