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Wandsworth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CLAPHAM, 1906. 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 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 14 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 18 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 13 | 1 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases. | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 65 | 35 | 30 | ... | 2 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 3 |
| Cancer | 53 | 22 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 22 | 35 |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 17 | 3 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 48 | 27 | 21 | 47 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 48 | 18 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 37 | 16 | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 19 | 6 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 27 | 6 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 19 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 35 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 20 | 13 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 3 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| All other causes | 157 | 79 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 70 | 5 |
| All causes | 756 | 356 | 400 | 155 | 58 | 3i | 24 | 267 | 221 | 67 |