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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
Willesden 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 12—continued. CAUSES OF DEATH.
| Diseases. | Year 1904. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female:— | |||||
| (a) Diseases of Ovaries | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. |
| (b) Diseases of Uterusand Appendages | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| (c) Diseases of Vagina and External Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abortion (Miscarriage) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Other & Undefined Accidents of Child Birth | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis, Osteo Myelitis | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Organs of Locomotion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Eczema | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Pemphigus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other and Undefined Diseases of Integumentary System .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths from Accident or Negligence:— | |||||
| (a) In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (b) By Vehicles and Horses | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| (c) On Railways | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| (d) On Ships, Boats and Docks, other than Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| (e) In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (f) By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (g) By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (h) Burns and Scalds | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| (i) Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| (j) Drowning | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| (k) Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Suffocation, otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| (l) Palls and falling bodies | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| (m) Weather Agencies | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| (n) Otherwise not stated | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Homicide | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Sudden Death | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other ill-defined and not specified causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 1,645 | 476 | 324 | 435 | 410 |