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Hendon 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Table a.—Table of Deaths during the Year 1896, in the Hendon Urban District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of thsse Statistics; Public Institutions being shewn as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined cases, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages, | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Mem. Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Cancer. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | ||||||
| | Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hendon (Central) | 78 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 39 | ||||||||
| West Hendon | 32 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||
| Child's Hill | 57 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 12 | 24 | ||||||||
| Cricklewood | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 17 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 15 | ||||||||
| Mill Hill | 26 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 11 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | ||||||||
| Burnt Oak | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | - | 2 | 2 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Temple Fortune | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Infirmary | 90 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 34 | under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 18 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 72 | ||||||||
| Totals | 330 | 95 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 82 | 75 | under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 10 | 10 | ... | l | 34 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 147 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 9 | ... | 183 | ||||||||
20 Inquests. 6 Natural Causes. 3 Suicides (2 drowning, 1 run over by train). 8 Accidental. 3 by drowning, open verdict.