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Finchley 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR.

CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING 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 CausesCertified 662All 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.North Ward.East Ward.West Ward.
Uncertified —
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.......................................
2. Measles4...211...............1...3
3. Scarlet fever.......................................
4. Whooping cough1......1........................1
5. Diphtheria.......................................
6. Influenza11............1...641713
7. Encephalitis lethargica.......................................
8. Cerebro-spinal fever.......................................
9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system22............2117216115
10. Other tuberculous diseases4...1...2...1.........211
11. Syphilis.......................................
12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis3..................3......21...
13. Cancer, malignant disease125............11507312433646
14. Diabetes8..................2617...1
15. Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc.24............1...91456108
16. Heart disease189.........1363914018515781
17. Aneurysm4..................221...22
18. Other circulatory diseases44...............110333111716
19. Bronchitis141..................132545
20. Pneumonia (all forms)41711......29207181112
21. Other respiratory diseases6............1...414231
22. Peptic ulcer9............1...533333
23. Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years)55.....................1221
24. Appendicitis5.........1...1211122
25. Cirrhosis of liver4..................31...2...2
26. Other diseases of liver, etc.2..................11.........2
27. Other digestive diseases111.........12343335
28. Acute and chronic nephritis18............21872567
29. Puerperal sepsis.......................................
30. Other puerperal causes...........................1.........
31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc.2019...1...............63116
32. Senility6.....................61222
33. Suicide8............1521224
34. Other violence31......12363162012712
35. Other defined causes43...11338111615141415
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown.......................................
TOTALS6623356102045179364109210206246

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