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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 1937
[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-Resi-dents," in Institutions in the District. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
| Accidental drowning | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidental injury by firearms | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | — | — |
| Accidental injury by cutting or piercing instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidental injury by fall, crushing, etc. | 39 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| Cataclysm ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Injury by animals (poisoning by venomous animals excepted) | |||||||||||||||
| Hunger or thirst | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Excessive cold | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — |
| Excessive heat | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lightning | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ |
| Electricity (lightning excepted) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Other and unstated forms of accidental violence | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 |
| Violent deaths of unstated nature (i.e., accidental, suicidal, etc.) | |||||||||||||||
| Wounds of war | — | — | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | |||||||
| Execution of civilians by belligerent armies | |||||||||||||||
| Execution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18.—Ill-Defined, Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Sudden death | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cause of death unstated or ill-defined | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 1,979 | 197 | 49 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 38 | 98 | 102 | 177 | 342 | 420 | 364 | 125 | 1,331 |