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Harrow 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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TABLE II.
CAUSES OF AND AGES OF DEATH DURING THE YEAR, 1923.
| Cause of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined agea of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the dist. | Total deaths whether Resident or Nonresident in institutions in the District | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages | under 1 | 1-2 | 2—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45-65 | 65 and over | |||
| All Causes | Certified -and Uncertified | 199 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 57 | 88 | ||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Influenza | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Tuberculosis | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Other Tuberculos diseases | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Cancer | 35 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | ||||||
| Rheumatic fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cerebral Haemor-rage | 12 | I | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| Heart Disease | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |||||||
| Arterio Sclerosis | 12 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ulcer of Stomach | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Nephritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | ■2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Congenital debility and Prematurity | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Suicide | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Other Deaths from Violence | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Other Defined Diseases | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | |||||||||