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Twickenham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Appendix "A."
TABLE IV.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1910.
| 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 in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | South Ward. | East' Ward. | West Ward. | Central Ward. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cougli | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic influenza | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhcea | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ..5 | ... | ... | |
| Gastriti | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 26 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | ... | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 12 | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ... | |
| Pleurisy .. | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Premature birth | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart diseases | 36 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | |
| Accidents | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| All other causes | 112 | 25 | *8 | 2 | ... | 30 | 47 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 2'5 | 8 | |
| All causes | 299 | 65 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 92 | 57 | 73 | 111 | 58 | 14 | |