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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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24 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XV.
Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the year 1914.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1, | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 26 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 |
| Whooping Cough | 53 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| Diphtheria, and Membranous Croup | 41 | 17 | 24 | ... | 3 | 13 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 69 |
| Influenza | 58 | 25 | 33 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 32 | ... | 11 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 305 | 171 | 134 | I | 1 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 143 | 79 | 22 | 58 | 23 | 74 | 33 | 117 | 81 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 42 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 23 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ... | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 30 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 393 | 162 | 231 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 170 | 170 | 71 | 40 | 143 | 37 | 103 | 90 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | 12 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Diabetes | 39 | 18 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Other General Diseases | 43 | 14 | 29 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 19 | 12 | 13 | ... | 13 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
| Alcoholism | 11 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 180 | 85 | 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 55 | 116 | 44 | 12 | 63 | 14 | 47 | 36 |
| Convulsions | 23 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 138 | 84 | 54 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 36 | 45 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 56 | 13 | 42 | 93 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 329 | 158 | 171 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 14 | ... | 118 | 153 | 71 | 25 | 102 | 24 | 107 | 01 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 107 | 56 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 20 | |
| Bronchitis | 231 | 106 | 125 | 24 | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | 11 | 49 | 134 | 32 | 20 | 82 | 7 30 | 67 | 20 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 108 | 56 | 52 | 41 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 15 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 34 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 102 | 55 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 30 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 45 | 25 | 20 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea | 84 | 42 | 4 2 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 102 | 64 | 38 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 15 | 33 | 2 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 17 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 32 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| Other Diseaes of Liver | 15 | 5 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 67 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 25 | T 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 135 | 72 | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 23 | 49 | 57 | 26 | 22 | 46 | 7 | 34 | 18 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 37 | 33 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | I |
| Premature Birth | 115 | 56 | 59 | 115 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 31 | 13 | 42 | 3 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 118 | 64 | 54 | 112 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 36 | 20 | 33 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Old Age | 256 | 78 | 178 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 256 | 5° | 16 | 87 | 24 | 79 | 27I |
| Deaths from Accident | 86 | 59 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 22 | 13 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | a | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Other defined Diseases | 21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ... | |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| All causes | 3664 | I794 1870 | 589 | 128 | 106 | 121 141 | 499 | 853] | 1227 | 694 | 313 | 1172 | 412 | 1073 | 1018 | ||