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Wembley 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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TABLE III
CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING YEAR
1921.
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents whether occuring within or without the District. | Total deaths whether of ''Residents" or Non-Resident" in institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| All Causes | 1 Certified | 138 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 47 | ||
| 1 Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pul. Tuberculosis | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| forms of other Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cancer | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||||
| Heart Disease | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Bronchittis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Nephritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Arterio-sclerosis | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 11 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Diabetes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Appendicitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ulcer of Stomach | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Violence | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Suicide | 2 | ||||||||||
| Congenital Debility | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| Totals | 138 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 47 | |||