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Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| STREATHAM, 1904. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 16 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 33 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 66 | 36 | 30 | 1 | ... | 5 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 6 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 72 | 22 | 50 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 41 | 29 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 25 | ... | 12 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 45 | 26 | 19 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 70 | 26 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 4 |
| Meningitis | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 34 | 10 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 27 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 26 | 8 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Brieht's Disease | 25 | 16 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 12 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 26 | ... | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| All other causes | 204 | 106 | 98 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 81 | 7 |
| All causes | 890 | 426 | 464 | 187 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 298 | 276 | 39 |