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Deptford 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table No. 2.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD
Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1920.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents ' whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| All causes Certified | |||||||||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Small Pox | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 19 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | . . | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 21 | . . | .. | 13 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | 16 | 1 | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 128 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 29 | 53 | 37 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 18 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 116 | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 64 | 41 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. |
| Meningitis | 8 | 3 | . . | 4 | .. | . . | . . | 1 | .. |
| Organic Heart Disease | 107 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 43 |
| Bronchitis | 134 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 60 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 124 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 14 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 44 | 37 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | . . | 3 | 2 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 1 | .. | .. |
| Nephritis & Bright's Disease | 24 | .. | .. | . . | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 2 | .. |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 102 | 98 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicides) | 45 | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| Suicides | 14 | . . | . . | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Other defined diseases | 389 | 36 | .. | 3 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 77 | 215 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 1408 | 259 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 186 | 341 | | 404 | |