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Wandsworth 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Sub-district of Putney and Roehampton.
Non-Zymotic Diseases were the cause of 200 deaths.
TABLE VII.
COMPRATIVE TABLE OF NON-ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional. | Gout and Rheumatism | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cancer and other Tumours | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 18 | |
| Phthisis | 17 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | 2 | 1 | • • | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | |
| Local. | Nervous | 32 | 31 | 23 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Circulatory | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 33 | |
| Respiratory | 30 | 42 | 43 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 57 | 42 | 48 | |
| Digestive | 19 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 18 | |
| Urinary | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Generative | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Locoraotory | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Integumentary | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Develop-mental. | Premature Birth and Low Vitality | 12 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| Congenital Defects | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Old Age | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
| Violence | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |
| All other Diseases | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | •• | 1 | •• | |
Circulatory
Diseases.
The deaths from heart disease have been on
the increase within the last few years.
During 1897, 33 deaths occurred from this cause, the
largest number on record in this sub-district. During
1896, the number then registered was the largest number
recorded up till that period. In this larger mortality
I think we see one of the secondary results of influenza.
inquests. Only seven inquests were held during the year.
I do not recollect any year when so few
deaths occurred necessitating a Coroner's inquest.
Males. Females. Total.
Natural Causes— 2 2 4
Suffocation 1 1
Accidental Causes— Drowumg 1 1
Homicidal—
Suicide— Bullet Wound 1 1
Open Verdict— — — —
4 3 7
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