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Willesden 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table: Table 11.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS— continued.

Table 11.—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS— continued.

CAUSE OF DEATH. (1)All Ages. (2)0 to 1 (3)1 to 5 (4)5 to 10 (5)10 to 15 (6)15 to 20 (7)20 to 25 (8)25 to 35 (9)35 to 45 (10)45 to 55 (11)55 to 65 (12)65 to 75 (13)75 to 85 (14)85 Up (15)Total deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents," in Institutions in the District. (16)
10.—Malformations. Congenital Hydrocephalus1...1.................................1
Phimosis.............................................
Congenital Malformation of Heart55....................................1
Other Congenital Malformations66.......................................
11.—Diseases of Early Infancy. Premature Birth4545....................................3
Infantile Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus3232....................................5
Icterus Neonatorum11......................................
Sclerema and Oedema Neonatorum............................................
Want of Breast Milk............................................
Diseases of Umbilicus, &c22.......................................
Atelectasis22....................................2
Injuries at Birth.............................................
Cyanosis Neonatorum.............................................
Lack of Care.............................................
12.—Old Age.
Old Age79...........................118372340
13.—Affections produced by External Causes.
Suicide by Poison7..................1...411......4
Suicide by Asphyxia3.....................1...11.........
Suicide by Hanging or Strangulation.............................................
Suicide by Drowning2........................1...............
Suicide by Firearms.............................................
Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments2...........................2............
Suicide by Jumping from High Place.............................................
Suicide by Crushing1..................1.....................
Other Suicides.............................................
Poisoning by Food.............................................
Other Acute Poisonings1...1....................................
Conflagration.............................................
Burns (conflagration excepted)62111.........1............2
Absorption of Deleterious Gases (conflagration excepted)87........................1.........2
Accidental Drowning3......1.........1...1...............
Injury by Firearms1.......................................1
Injury by Cutting or Piercing Instruments.............................................
Injury by Fall12......l1.........1215...18
Injury in Mines or Quarries.............................................
Injury by Machines.............................................
Injury by Other Crushing, Vehicles, Railways, Landslides, &c22......21...1133632...13
Injury by Animals.............................................
Starvation.............................................
Excessive Cold.............................................
Effect of Heat.............................................
Lightning.............................................
Electricity (lightning excepted).............................................
Homicide by Firearms.............................................
Homicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments.............................................
Homicide by Other Means.............................................
Fractures (cause not specified)................................................
Other Violence.............................................
14.—Ill-defined Causes.
Dropsy.............................................
Syncope (aged 1 year and under 70).............................................
Sudden Death (not otherwise defined).............................................
Heart Failure (aged 1 year and under 70)1...........................1.........1
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus (aged 1 year and under 70).............................................
Teething.............................................
Pyrexia.............................................
Other Ill-defined Deaths.............................................
Cause not Specified.............................................
Totals1,782208108321933409311318125834926682529