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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
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CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN
BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH, 1938.
(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. | 1831 | 91 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 58 | 75 | 105 | 169 | 353 | 502 | 419 |
| F. | 1977 | 94 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 72 | 82 | 160 | 277 | 473 | 740 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M. | ||||||||||||
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| F. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3. Scarlet fever | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4. Whooping cough | M. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5. Diphtheria | M. | 10 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M. | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | o | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 8. Cerebro-spinal fever .. | M. | 1 | |||||||||||
| F. | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | -- | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M. | 124 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | |||
| F. | 81 | — | 1 | — | 22 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 10. Other tuberculous diseases | M. | 19 | _ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| F. | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||
| F. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M. | 10 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | __ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | M. | 276 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 104 | 93 | 31 | |
| F. | 338 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 81 | 96 | 80 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M. | 22 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | __ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| F. | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
| 15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | M. | 37 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||||||
| F. | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 27 | 28 | |
| 10. Heart disease | M. | 563 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 87 | 203 | 219 |
| F. | 653 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 60 | 168 | 363 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M. | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| F. | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |