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Willesden 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Appendix A—Table II—DEATHS OF WILLESDEN RESIDENTS
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | All Ages. | 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. | Total deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non.Residents,"in Institutions in the District. |
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| Tuberculosis of other organs | |||||||||||||||
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leprosy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | ||||||
| Other venereal diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Purulent infection, septicaemia | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Yellow Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases due to protozoa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ankylostomiasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hydatid cysts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases due to helminths | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— |
| Mycoses | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other infectious or parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.—Cancer and other tumours. | |||||||||||||||
| Cancer of the buccal cavity, and pharynx | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Cancer of the digestive organs and peritoneum | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 47 | 37 | 2 | 79 |
| Cancer of the respiratory organs | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 |
| Cancer of the uterus | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 9 |
| Cancer of other female genital organs | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Cancer of the breast | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| Cancer of the male genito.urinary organs | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Cancer of the skin | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cancer of other or unspecified organs | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Non.malignant tumours | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Tumours of undetermined nature | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 |
| Chronic rheumatism, Osteo.Arthritis | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| Gout | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | 19 |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |