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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Aneurysm | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| Arteriosclerosis | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 36 |
| Gangrene | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Other diseases of the arteries | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Diseases of the veins (varix, haemorrhoids, phlebitis, etc.) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of the lymphatic system (lymphangitis, etc.) | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abnormalities of blood pressure | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of the nasal fossae and annexa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diseases of the larynx | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 15 |
| Broncho.Pneumonia | 64 | 15 | 7 | – | – | –– | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 40 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 42 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | – | 18 |
| Pneumonia (not otherwise defined) | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 13 |
| Pleurisy | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Congestion and haemorrhage infarct of lung etc. | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Asthma | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Pulmonary Emphysema | – | – | – | – | – | – | _ | _ | _ | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Diseases of the buccal cavity, pharynx, etc. | 7 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Diseases of the oesophagus | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Ulcer of the stomach or duodenum | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Other diseases of the stomach | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 28 | 20 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 |
| Appendicitis | 13 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 14 |
| Hernia, Intestinal obstruction | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | 11 |