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Walthamstow 1908
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TABLE IV.
S chedule B
| No. | Causes of Deaths. | All Ages | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 & upwards | St. James St. | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Northern | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small-Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Measles | 36 | 6 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 11 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Epidemic Influenza | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 20 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 8 | Croup | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 9 | Enteric Fever | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 26 | 21 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 12 | Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 14 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 13 | Enteritis | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | o ZJ | 1 | 4 | — |
| 14 | Other continued Fevers | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 | Gastro Enteritis | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 16 | Cerobro Spinal Meningitis | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 17 | Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 19 | Other Septic diseases | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Tuberculosis of Meninges | 18 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Tuberculosis of Lungs | 103 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 74 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 21 | — |
| 23 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 24 | Alcoholism | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Cancer | 94 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 |
| 26 | Premature Birth | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| 27 | Developmental Diseases | 90 | 84 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 2 |
| 28 | Old Age | 79 | — | — | — | 1 | 78 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 19 | — | |
| 29 | Meningitis | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 |
| 30 | Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 31 | Organic Diseases of Heart | 51 | _ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 32 | Acute Bronchitis | 59 | 29 | 12 | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 20 | — |
| 33 | Chronic Bronchitis | 55 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — |
| 34 | Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 36 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 35 | Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 63 | 35 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | — |
| 36 | Diseases of Stomach | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| 37 | Obstruction of Intestines | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — |
| 39 | Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 34 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | — |
| 40 | Tumours and other Affections of Female | |||||||||||||
| Genital Organs | • — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 42 | Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 43 | Deaths by Suicide | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Syphilis, Congenital and otherwise | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 46 | All other Causes | 205 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 63 | 46 | 38 | 48 | 35 | 38 | 1 |
| All Causes | 1,258 | 351 | 142 | 57 | 47 | 385 | 276 | 308 | 212 | 264 | 173 | 301 | 32 |