Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V.—Causes of, and ages at, Death during Year 1925. Name or 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. | |||||||||
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All ages. | Under year. | 2 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 and upwards | |||
All causes | Certified | 552 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 70 | 168 | 229 | 339 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Whooping-Cough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Diphtheria | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Influenza | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Meningoccocal meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 195 | |
Other tuberculous diseases | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 78 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 24 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Diabetes | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 18 | 17 | |
Heart disease | 87 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 49 | 24 | |
Arterio-sclerosis | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |
Bronchitis | 30 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5 | |
Pneumonia | 38 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
Other respiratory diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | |
Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Diarrhœa, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Appendicitis and typhlitis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | |
Cirrhosis of liver. | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Acute and chronic nephritis | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Suicide | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | |
Other deaths from violence | 24 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
Other defined diseases | 102 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 32 | |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 552 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 70 | 168 | 229 | 339 |