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Feltham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Table III.
C auses of and Ages at D eath during the Y ear 1915
| Causes of Deaths | Nett Deaths at the Subjoined Ages of "Residents'' whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents " or " Non-Residents in Institutions in the District | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 | 1 and under 2 | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 andunder 65 | 65 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | 497 | to | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 78 | 119 | 182 | 49 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | ... | 3 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Cancer. Malignant Disease | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 5 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| *Meningitis | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 60 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Bronchitis | 44 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 36 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 33 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis & Typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 30 | 28 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Suicide | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 39 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 19 | ||
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 497 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 78 | 119 | 182 | 49 | |
*Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, 3.