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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| DEATHS IN Out-Lying Institutions, 1902. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Union Infirmary. | General and Special Hospi- 1 tals, &c. | Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | |||
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||||||
| Causes of Death— | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ... | 9 | ... | 6 | 3 | 7 | ... | 1 | 24 |
| Measles | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Enteric Fever | -1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Enteritis | 17 | 9 | s | 14 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ...1 | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | |||||||
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | I | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ||||||
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 40 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 18 | ... | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 10 | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 52 | 28 | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 32 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 16 | 8 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | ... |
| Old Ago | 36 | 13 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ... | 10 | 30 | 5 | ... |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Inflammation and Softening of the Brain | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 46 | 26 | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 15 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 14 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 27 | 19 | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 10 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-)Pneumonia Diseases of Stomach | 10 | s | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ... |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | ... |
| Tumours & other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 29 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 6 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 146 | 70 | 76 | .5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 50 | 59 | 87 | ... |
| All causes | 582 | 331 | 251 | 74 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 270 | 121 | 149 | 52 | 119 | 48 | 214 | 264 | 277 | 41 |