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Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages.
| CLAPHAM, 1907. Causes of Death. | 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. | Deaths in Public Institutions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
| Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 50 | 24 | 26 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 20 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 70 | 26 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 29 | 34 |
| Premature Birth | 24 | 10 | 14 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 25 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 36 | 12 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | ... |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ||||||||||
| Brain | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | .... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 40 | 21 | 10 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 28 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 27 | 9 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 8 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 25 | 10 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
| Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ||||||||||
| turition | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other causes | l8l | 88 | 93 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 73 | 85 | 6 |
| All causes | 706 | 330 | 376 | 123 | 4i | 18 | 3i | 256 | 237 | 71 |