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 Willesden]
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Table IV.-DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS-
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & Up. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Want of Breast Milk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Atrophy Debility Marasmus Starvation | 51 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 |
| Dentitiou | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Rickets | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 62 |
| Convulsions | 27 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 31 |
| Meningitis | 7 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 74 | |||
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Hemiplegia Brain, Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Genera) Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Chorea | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Paraplegia, Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Other & ill defined dis. of Brain or Nervous System | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Otitis Otorrhœa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Diseases of Nose, Epistaxis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Endocarditis, Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 12 | .. | 100 |
| Hypt-rtrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Angiua Pectoris | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Aueurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Senile Gaugrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Embolism Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Other & ill-defined Dis. of Heart & Circulat'y Syst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
* Return corrected to under 1 year, but correction received after Table in print.
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