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— continued.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to IS | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 1 to 75 | 75 1 to 85 | 85 & Up. | At, all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) |
| Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Atrophy Debility Marasmus Starvation | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
| Dentition | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | 9 |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 13 | 43 | 34 | 93 |
| Convulsions | 15 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 55 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 9 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Other form8 of Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Chores | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Paraplegia, Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other & ill defined dis. of Brain or Nervous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Otitis Otorrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Diseases of Nose, Epistaxis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Endocarditis, Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 121 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Embolism Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Varicose Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |