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Wandsworth 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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12 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1955
Table III is the general mortality Table for the whole Borough
and shows the number of deaths from each cause divided into
sexes, age-groups and sub-districts
TABLE III. causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1955
| causes of death | deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages | deaths in or belonging to localities (all ages) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A11 Ages | Males | Females | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Putney | Central | Clapham | Streatham | |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 49 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 1,070 | 525 | 545 | — | 1 | — | 60 | 404 | 605 | 203 | 218 | 478 | 171 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 23 | 10 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 30 | 12 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 25 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 535 | 183 | 352 | — | — | — | 7 | 86 | 442 | 124 | 171 | 129 | 111 |
| Diseases of Heart | 1,856 | 792 | 1,064 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 237 | 1,597 | 379 | 922 | 301 | 254 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 268 | 112 | 156 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 238 | 61 | 82 | 62 | 63 |
| Influenza | 30 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 251 | 99 | 152 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 178 | 57 | 90 | 59 | 45 |
| Bronchitis | 289 | 186 | 103 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 61 | 222 | 62 | 98 | 74 | 55 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 50 | 29 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 62 | 35 | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 52 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhoea | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2 | — | _ | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 26 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 33 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Other Defined and Ill—defined Disease | 362 | 158 | 204 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 77 | 172 | 104 | 86 | 93 | 79 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 25 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| All other Accidents | 98 | 43 | 55 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 19 |
| Suicide | 39 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| All Causes | 5,205 | 2,378 | 2,827 | 113 | 21 | 26 | 204 | 1,036 | 3,805 | 1,144 | 1,827 | 1,343 | 891 |