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Chiswick 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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TABLE IV. CHISWICK URBAN DISTRICT.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during year 1907.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | Bedford Park. | Chiswick Park. | Grove Park. | Gunnersbury. | Old Chiswick. | Turnham Green. | ||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| Scarlet fever | 7 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Whooping cough | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ||
| Diphtheria & membranous croup | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Epidemic influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhœa | 20 | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ||
| Enteritis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other septic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Phthisis | 42 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ... | ||
| Other tubercular diseases | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 28 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ... | ||
| Pneumonia | 46 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ... | ||
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Cirrhosis of liver | ||||||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Premature birth | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Heart diseases | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Accidents | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ||
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ||
| Senile decay | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Nephritis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ||
| All other causes | 108 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 6 | ||
| All causes | 414 | 109 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 124 | 96 | 29 | 124 | 63 | 46 | 79 | 73 | 12 | ||