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Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1923.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2' | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| Influenza | 56 | 32 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 262 | 128 | 134 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 61 | 106 | 81 | 8 | 52 | 17 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 129 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 26 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 457 | 194 | 263 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 38 | 206 | 210 | 82 | 48 | 80 | 88 | 46 | 113 | 214 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 39 | 15 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Other General Diseases | 49 | 16 | 33 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | l | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | l | 4 | 4 | |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy- | 178 | 65 | 113 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 49 | 123 | 31 | 10 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 48 | 50 |
| Convulsions | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 129 | 71 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 37 | 75 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 491 | 201 | 290 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 118 | 325 | 106 | 40 | 107 | 71 | 44 | 123 | 215 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 160 | 80 | 80 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 | 58 | 84 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 42 | 46 |
| Bronchitis | 249 | 124 | 125 | 20 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | 55 | 159 | 58 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 79 | 46 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 73 | 34 | 39 | 25 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 52 | 27 | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 15 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 64 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 24 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 38 | 15 | 23 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 19 | 11 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 7 | 15 |
| Diarrhœa | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Enteritis | 46 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 28 | 17 | 11 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 33 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 19 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 56 | 26 | 30 | 12 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 29 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 132 | 66 | 66 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 37 | 58 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 42 | 37 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 55 | 27 | 28 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 60 | 34 | 26 | 57 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 34 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 19 | 9 | 10 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Old Age | 210 | 79 | 131 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 209 | 46 | 19 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 53 | 53 |
| Deaths from Accident | 84 | 52 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 69 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 31 | 24 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ... | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 12 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | l | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| All causes | 3408 | 1585 | 1823 | 288 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 144 | 388 | 932 | 1467 | 682 | 274 | 568 | 558 | 362 | 964 | 1495 |