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Willesden 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able III.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1917.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District, (a) | Total Deaths whether of '"Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District, (b) | |||||||||
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 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. | |||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | ||
| All causes | Certified (<r) .. | 1815 | 107 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 77 | 229 | 39- | 563 | 417 |
| Uncertified .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Small-pox | 0 | ||||||||||
| Measles | 48 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Whooping-cough | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 20 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Influenza | 27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | S | 3 | |||||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 167 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 64 | 41 | 6 | 56 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Other tuberculous diseases | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 160 | T | 19 | 79 | 61 | 34 | |||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Meningitis ((f).. .. .. .. | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 208 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 04 | 108 | 43 | |||
| Bronchitis .. .. : | 122 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 17 | ||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 164 | 4b | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1Q | 25 | 16 | 24 | ||
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 3' | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (e) .. | 55 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | |||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | 5 | 1 | x | |||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| Alcoholism | 1 | x | 1 | ||||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 5° | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | J3 | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 9 | q | 3 | ||||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 112 | 112 | 25 | ||||||||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide .. | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| Suicide | 13 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 453 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 95 | 237 | 136 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1818 | 309 | ?9 | 84 | 74 | 77 | 229 | 39* | 564 | 417 | |
| Sub-Entries. included in above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Poliomyelitis | |||||||||||
| Pneumonia | |||||||||||
| other than Broncho Pneumonia | 79 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | *7 | 20 | 11 | 12 | |