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Battersea 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: TABLE III.Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1922.

TABLE III.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1922.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Next Deaths at subjoined ages of "Residents "whether Occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths of "Residents." and "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District.
AH Ages.0-1 year.1-2 years.2-5 years.5-15 years.15-25 years.25-45 years.45-65 years.65 years upward.
1. Enteric Fever1...............1.........
2. Small-pox..............................
3. Measles661328214............53
4. Scarlet Fever13...22.513.........
5. Whooping-cough22688...............19
6. Diphtheria,581102224...1......2
7. Influenza1108456423372348
8. Encephalitis Lethargica1..................1...2
9. Meningococcal Meningitis1...............1......3
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System171.........539625312113
11. OtherTuberculous Disease346357544...28
12. Cancer2252...122495101177
13. Rheumatic Fever13.........661......5
14. Diabetes13............134511
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.90.........114206476
16. Heart Disease365.........3142395230363
17. Arterio-Sclerosis42...............19326
18. Bronchitis1672462115389049
19. Pneumonia (all forms)1693530163311373482
20. Other Respiratory Diseases252...11...271219
21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum22...............97616
22. Diarrhœa, &c.32153...1......767
23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis5......1...3...1...13
24. Cirrhosis of Liver14..................1049
25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis63......1123312530
26. Puerperal Sepsis3............12......5
27. Other diseases of Pregnancy6............15......8
28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth10098...11............31
29. Suicide11............224310
30. Other Deaths from Violence635311038171658
31. Other Defined Diseases322396213123878134261
32. Causes ill-defined or unknown..............................
All CausesM.113113158524241111330366781
F.109612345375258125225431723
Totals22272541038994992365557971504