Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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) |
| 4.—Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming | |||||||||||||||
| Hæmorrhagic conditions | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anæmia Chlorosis | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukæmia | 7 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | |
| Diseases of the Spleen | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5.-Chronic Poisoning. | |||||||||||||||
| Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | -- | - |
| Chronic poisoning by other organic substances | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Chronic poisoning by mineral substances | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6.-Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense | |||||||||||||||
| Encephalitis | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor ataxy) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of the spinal cord | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, Apoplexy, etc. | 112 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 29 | - | 89 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other forms of Insanity | 5 | - | - ! | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 9 | - : | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Infantile convulsions (under 5 years of age) | 5 | 5 | - | | - | -! | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other diseases of the nervous system | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Diseases of the eye and annexa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -! | - | - | - | - | - | -- | |
| Diseases of the ear and of the mastoid sinus | 8 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | -! | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 7.-Diseases of the Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Acute endocarditis | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | . | - | . | 7 |
| Chronic endocarditis, Valvular disease | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 15 |
| Diseases of the Myocardiu | 270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 18 | 43 | 95 | 84 | 26 | 61 |