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Wandsworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE
(Compiled by the Registrar-General).
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
| ALL CAUSES | M. | 2052 | 157 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 67 | 105 | 213 | 417 | 483 | 494 |
| F. | 2191 | 94 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 81 | 75 | 194 | 312 | 515 | 814 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M. | _ | _ | — | - | ||||||||
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| F. | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | _ | __ | _ | __ | _ | — | - | - |
| F. | 3 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | |
| 4. Whooping cough | M. | 10 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F. | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| F. | 10 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 54 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | ||
| F. | 73 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | - | |
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever | M. | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | |
| F. | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | ||
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 119 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 12 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 28 | ||
| F. | 76 | — | 1 | — | — | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | - | |
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 16 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | 1 | I | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | -— | — | 3 | - | - | |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 284 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 36 | 79 | 89 | |
| F. | 313 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 85 | 91 | ||
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 29 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | ||
| F. | 31 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| F. | 93 | - | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 33 | |
| 16. Heart disease | M. | 558 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 109 | 158 | |
| F. | 761 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 79 | 200 | ||
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| F. | 12 | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |