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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| STREATHAM, 1910. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 18 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 61 | 34 | 27 | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 2 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 83 | 27 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 51 | 31 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 21 | 9 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Developmental Diseases | 36 | 24 | 12 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Old Age | 48 | 18 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 41 | 15 | 26 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 33 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 38 | 22 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 28 | 6 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 27 | 13 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 30 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 39 | 21 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 20 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 235 | 118 | 117 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 100 | 25 |
| All causes | 890 | 435 | 455 | 124 | 61 | 29 | 42 | 323 | 311 | 60 |