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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 |
| 4.—Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs. | |||||||||||||||
| Hemorrhagic conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anaemia Chlorosis | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 9 |
| Leukasmia, Aleukaemia | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | |
| Diseases of the Spleen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5.—Chronic Poisoning. | |||||||||||||||
| Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic poisoning by other organic substances | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chronic poisoning by mineral substances | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6.—Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs. | |||||||||||||||
| Encephalitis | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor ataxy) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of the spinal cord | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, Apoplexy, etc. | 83 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 48 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other forms of Insanity | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Infantile convulsions (under 5 years of age) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other diseases of the nervous system. | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 17 |
| Diseases of the eye and annexa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of the ear and of the mastoid sinus | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 7.—Diseases of the Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Acute endocarditis | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Chronic endocarditis, Valvular disease | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| Diseases of the Myocardium | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 29 | 62 |