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Willesden 1925

[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 0)35 to 45 (10)45 to 55 (H)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 Hydrocephalus32...1..............................2
Phimosis.............................................
Congenital Malformation of Heart541.................................1
Other Congenital Malformations55.......................................
11.—Diseases of Early Infancy.
Premature Birth4343....................................7
Infantile Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1313....................................6
Icterus Neonatorum22.......................................
Sclerema and Oedema Neonatorum.............................................
Want of Breast Milk.............................................
Diseases of Umbilicus, &c.............................................
Atelectasis88.......................................
Injuries at Birth22.......................................
Cyanosis Neonatorum.............................................
Lack of Care.............................................
12.—Old Age.
Old Age68..............................11332434
13.—Affections produced by External Causes.
Suicide by Poison8.....................3113......2
Suicide by Asphyxia5........................3...............
Suicide by Hanging or Strangulation1...........................1............
Suicide by Drowning.............................................
Suicide by Firearms4........................111.........
Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments3........................12.........1
Suicide by Jumping from High Place1........................1...............
Suicide by Crushing.............................................
Other Suicides.............................................
Poisoning by Food.............................................
Other Acute Poisonings2.......................................2
Conflagration.............................................
Burns (conflagration excepted)52............1............2......4
Absorption of Deleterious Gases (conflagration excepted)31........................11.........
Accidental Drowning2......1......1.........1l......1
Injury by Firearms.............................................
Injury by Cutting or Piercing Instruments.............................................
Injury by Fall18...1......31114141......
Injury in Mines or Quarries..........................................6
Injury by Machines.............................................
Injury by Other Crushing, Vehicles, Railways, Landslides, &c22...1...231432321...5
Injury by Animals.............................................
Starvation.............................................
Excessive Cold..........................................
Effect of Heat.............................................
Lightning.............................................
Electricity (lightning excepted).............................................
Homicide by Firearms3..........................................
Homicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments.............................................
Homicide by Other Means2......1.........1.....................
Fractures (cause not specified)1.................................1...1
Other Violence511......1......1......1......2
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).............................................
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus (aged 1 year and under 70).............................................
Teething.............................................
Pyrexia.............................................
Other Ill-defined Deaths1........................1...............
Cause not Specified11.......................................
Totals1,68617060211837399213319927630325979567