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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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74
Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.

TABLE II.

Deaths in Outlying Institutions.

STREATHAM.Sex.Ages.Institutions.
Totals.Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.Total under 5 years.From 5 to 15 years.From 15 to 25 years.From 25 to 65 years.65 years and upwards.Union Infirmary.General & Special HospitalsAsylums Board Hospitals.Elsewhere.
DISEASE.
Small Pox............................
Scarlatina5321341..........5..
Diphtheria1569..884..3......15..
Membranous............................
Croup............................
TyphusFEVERS.............................
Enteric312......1..1......3..
Continued............................
Relapsing............................
Puerperal............................
Cholera............................
Erysipelas............................
Measles11........1..........1..
Whooping Cough1..1..11............1..
Diarrhoea & Dysentery2111..11........11..
............................
Ague............................
Phthisis839......143..17....
Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy642..........3333....
Heart Disease1055..........6444..2
Injuries532112....3....5....
All other Diseases5022287..7272212113621
Totals1064957101323111241191956283

The following Table III gives statistics of all deaths
registered as occurring within the sub-district.