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Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1934.
T able V.—C auses of, and A ges at D eath, during the Y ear 1934.
| 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, etc. | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 37 | ... | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 10 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| Influenza | 43 | 23 | 20 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 7 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 235 | 138 | 97 | ... | ... | 1 | 44 | 102 | 69 | 18 | 45 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 64 | 131 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 591 | 252 | 339 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 34 | 259 | 294 | 102 | 63 | 107 | 129 | 43 | 147 | 338 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 29 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| Diabetes | 38 | 18 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| Other General Diseases | 62 | 22 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| Alcoholism | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 83 | 31 | 52 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 22 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 111 | 55 | 56 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 28 | 88 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 859 | 358 | 501 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 148 | 694 | 162 | 62 | 160 | 162 | 87 | 226 | 379 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 330 | 157 | 173 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 94 | 221 | 53 | 41 | 63 | 81 | 30 | 62 | 123 |
| Bronchitis | 184 | 96 | 88 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 48 | 125 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 43 | 55 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 83 | 40 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 34 | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 37 | 23 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 67 | 47 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 52 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 25 | 10 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 32 | 21 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| Diarrhœa | 24 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| Enteritis | 20 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 34 | 18 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 34 | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 31 | 9 | 22 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 16 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 18 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | 13 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 69 | 33 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 52 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 169 | 79 | 90 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 97 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 44 | 109 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 71 | 55 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 47 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other Deaths associated with Childbirth | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Premature Birth | 57 | 30 | 27 | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 42 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 44 | 28 | 16 | 41 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 20 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Old Age | 74 | 22 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 15 |
| Deaths from Accident | 123 | 76 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 30 | 105 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 58 | 36 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Defined Diseases | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| All causes | 3861 | 1842 | 2019 | 221 | 45 | 37 | 76 | 120 | 328 | 1070 | 1964 | 707 | 370 | 672 | 757 | 388 | 967 | 2086 |