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Chiswick 1908
[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 the Year, 1908.
| 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 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 10 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other septic diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
| Other tubercular diseases | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | 39 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ... | |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| Venereal diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 53 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | |
| Accidents | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Digestive organs | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Brain and nervous system | 62 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | |
| Atrophy and inanition | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Senile decay | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ... | |
| All other causes | 33 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | |
| All causes | 443 | 96 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 154 | 144 | 49 | 111 | 74 | 33 | 102 | 74 | 11 | |