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Wandsworth 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.

TABLE II.

Deaths in Outlying Institutions.

STREATHAM.Sex.AgesInstitutions.Elsewhere.
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 Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
DISEASE.
Small Pox............................
Scarlatina514..441..............
Diphtheria17116i7881........17..
Membranous Croup............................
TyphusFEVERS.............................
Enteric211........11....I1..
Consinued............................
Relapsing............................
Puerperal............................
Cholera............................
Erysipelas............................
Measles211..22........1..1..
Whooping Cough11....11..........1....
Diarrhœa & Dysentery............................
Rheumatism............................
Ague........................
Phthisis6i5..11..14..33....
Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy1569224..263312....
Heart Disease641........12223....
Injuries6421..1112123..1
All other Diseases4221212461617121229..
Totals101515062127111332182352242

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