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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Name of District— Lendon (Urban) Middlesex.
| Causes of Death. | Nett 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. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 years and upwards | |||
| All causes | Certified | 443 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 116 | 160 | 346 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 9 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Influenza | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 28 | 1 | . | ... | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 244 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 28 | 20 | 10 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 5 | |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Accidents & Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 25 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 144 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 83 | 59 | |
| Diseases, ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 443 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 116 | 160 | 346 | |