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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.
TABLE LXVIII.
| CLAPHAM. 1902. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at sub-joined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under I year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 1 5 and under 15 years. i | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Measles | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | i | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | 11 | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhcea, Dysentery | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Enteritis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | i | .. | .. |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
| Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 63 | 37 | 26 | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 25 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Cancer | 60 | 20 | 40 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 38 | 21 | 32 |
| Premature Birth | 34 | 15 | 19 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 36 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 1 | i | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 48 | 12 | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 47 | .. |
| Meningitis | 7 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | i | .. |
| Inflammation and softening of Brain | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 59 | 24 | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 23 | 31 | .. |
| Acute Bronchitis | 43 | 19 | 24 | 19 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 10 | .. |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 21 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 15 | .. |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | .. |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pueumonia | 30 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach. . | 8 | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 14 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | .. |
| Tumours and other affections of | ||||||||||
| Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accident or negligence | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. |
| Deaths by Suicide | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| All other causes | 120 | 64 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 1 |
| All causes | 767 | 371 | 396 | 162 | 75 | 34 | 43 | 261 | 192 | 66 |