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Hendon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V.—Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1923. 21—22
Name of District—HENDON (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 year | 65 and upwards | |||
| All causes | Certified | 449 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 67 | 123 | 168 | 327 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping-Cough | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Influenza | 9 | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 5 | 1 | 212 | |
| Other tuberoulous diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 27 | 26 | 21 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5 | |
| Heart disease | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 15 | |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia | 25 | 4 | ... | l | 4 | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Acute and chronic nephritis | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Puerperal sepsis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 21 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Suicide | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | l | 1 | |
| Other deaths from violence | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Other defined diseases | 96 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 41 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 449 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 67 | 123 | 168 | 327 | |