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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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SENILE MORTALITY.
160 Deaths of residents over 65 years of age were registered,
a percentage of 36 of the total deaths of residents.
The following table shows the causes to which Deaths were attributed by Coroner's Juries :-
| Natural Causes. | Accidents & Misadventure. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inattention at birth | 1 | Run over | 2 |
| Cardio Vascular degeneration | 2 | Suffocation | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | Fractured skull | 2 |
| Nephritis & Bright's disease | 1 | Aeroplane crash | 1 |
| Atheroma Coronary arteries | 1 | Fall | 1 |
| Myocarditis & Pericarditis | 2 | Suicides. | 1 |
| Prematurity | 1 | Coal Gas Poisoning | 1 |
| Fatty degeneration of the heart | 2 | Cut throat | 1 |
| Hypertrophy and Dilation of heart | 1 | Spirits of salts poisoning | 1 |
| Heart disease | 1 | Open Verdict. Drowning | 1 |
| Thrombosis of left external Iliac vein | 1 | ||
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
61 Deaths of infants under one year of age were registered
producing a death rate of 61 per 1,000 births.
Rate per 1,000 Births.
England and Wales (total deaths under
one year of age) 83
96GreatTowns, including London (1911
Census Populations exceeding 50,000)
(total deaths under one year of age) 87
148 Smaller Towns (1911 Census Populations
20,000—50,000)
(total deaths under one year of age) 84
London (total deaths under one year of age 80