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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 267
| TOOTING. 1914. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Diphtheria &Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 69 |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 32 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 11 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 37 | 19 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other General Diseases | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 14 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 13 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 24 | 7 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 3° | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 27 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enteritis | 15 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancv | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 24 | 3 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 261 |
| Deaths from Accident | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths from Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All causes | 413 | 209 | 203 | 110 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 61 | 76 | 82 | 612 |