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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table IX. shows the total number of deaths and the deathrates
for each sub-district and for the whole Borough, corrected
and uncorrected for deaths in Public Institutions.
The death-rate for the whole of London for the year was
13.99 Per 1,000, compared with 14.75 in 1908, 14.55 in 1907, 15.07
in 1906, 15.1 in 1905, 16.10 in 1904, 15.6 in 1903, and 17.2 in 1902.
Deaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1909.
| Deaths belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Workhouse and Workhouse Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 24 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 84 | 54 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 34 | 57 | 14 | 13 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | i5 | 2 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 84 | 37 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 34 | 19 | 15 | 32 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 38 | 21 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 4 | ... |
| Meningitis | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 46 | 18 | 18 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 39 | 26 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 31 | 14 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | i5 | 8 | 5 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 29 | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 48 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 13 | ... | 12 | 11 | 37 | ... | ... | |
| Deaths by Suicide | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 202 | 120 | 82 | ... | 16 | 13 | 110 | 45 | 48 | 18 | 48 | z8 | 70 | 70 | 94 | 38 | ... | |
| All causes | 897 | 481 | 416 | 101 | 49 | 48 | 423 | 179 | 193 | 79 | 212 | 87 | 326 | 436 | 355 | 92 | 14 | |