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Hendon 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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SENILE MORTALITY.
Of the 462 deaths of residents in Hendon, 92 were
persons over 70 years of age.
The proportion of deaths occurring amongst those over
70 years of age to the total deaths was therefore 19.9 per
cent.
The following is a return of the number of persons dying over 70 years of age in the different localities:—
| Mill Hill | 15 |
| Burnt Oak | 6 |
| Central Hendon | 16 |
| West Hendon | 17 |
| Goldera Green and Temple Fortune | 15 |
| Child's Hill and Cricklewood | 23 |
| 92 |
The deaths were due to the following causes:—
| Heart Disease | 5 | Decapitation | 1 |
| Burns | 3 | Pericarditis | 1 |
| Fatty degeneration of heart | 3 | Anaesthesia | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | ||
| Suicide | 3 | Epileptic fit | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | Gastro-enteritis | 1 |
| Want of attention at birth | 2 | Suffocation (drowning) | 1 |
| Cerebral hæmorrhage | 1 | ||
| Ruptured aortic aneurysm | 2 | Shock | 1 |
| Pyæmia | 1 | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | Peritonitis | 1 |
| Fracture of skull | 2 | Glioma of cerebrum | 1 |
| Pleurisy and Pneumonia | 1 | — | |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 1 | Total | 38 |
INQUESTS, 1913. —
During the year 38 inquests were held in the district.
Last year 31 were held.