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Wembley 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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TABLE III.
CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING YEAR
1919.
| Causes of Death | 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. | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 15 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| All Causes | Certified | 1.29 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 48 | |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Influenza | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| Bronchitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, includPremature birth | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Suicide | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other defined diseases | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | |||
| Totals | 129 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 48 | ||
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, 1, (included in above figures). | |||||||||||