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Ilford 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1909.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to localities, whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents " or ' "Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | I and under 5. | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards. | Cranbrook Ward. | Park Ward. | Seven Kings Ward. | North Hainault Ward. | Loxford Ward. | Clementswood Ward. | South Hainault Ward. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 15 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 11 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other continued | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Enteritis | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberrulosis) | 44 | — | 3 | — | 8 | 31 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | |
| Other Tuberculous Disease | 23 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 57 | — | — | — | 1 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |
| Bronchitis | 47 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 11 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia | 55 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 53 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | — | — | —_ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Premature Birth | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Heart Diseases | 67 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 22 | |
| Accidents | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Suicides | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| All other causes | 227 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 94 | 27 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 58 | 21 | 161 | |
| All causes | 657 | 112 | 66 | 33 | 28 | 224 | 194 | 65 | 108 | 70 | 41 | 125 | 149 | 65 | 341 | |