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Wandsworth 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE III. causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1958
| CAUSES OF DEATH | DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO WHOLE DISTRICT AT SUBJOINED AGES | DEATHS IN OR BELONGING TO LOCALITIES (ALL AGES) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 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 | 43 | 30 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 18 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | _ | _ | _ | _ | – | _ | _ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 137 | 70 | 67 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | 32 | 98 | 28 | 43 | 41 | 25 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 264 | 217 | 47 | _ | _ | _ | 6 | 129 | 129 | 54 | 48 | 109 | 53 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 136 | 1 | 135 | _ | _ | _ | 16 | 50 | 70 | 26 | 23 | 67 | 20 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 54 | _ | 54 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 7 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 583 | 273 | 310 | _ | 1 | 4 | 29 | 179 | 370 | 113 | 106 | 283 | 81 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 17 | 8 | 9 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 34 | 10 | 24 | _ | _ | – | – | 5 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 489 | 168 | 321 | _ | _ | _ | 9 | 81 | 399 | 128 | 134 | 117 | 110 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 650 | 386 | 264 | _ | _ | _ | 16 | 171 | 463 | 157 | 182 | 160 | 151 |
| Hypertension, with Heart Disease | 76 | 26 | 50 | _ | _ | _ | I | 12 | 63 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 21 |
| Other Heart Disease | 1.004 | 414 | 590 | _ | _ | _ | 9 | 56 | 939 | 204 | 442 | 151 | 142 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 225 | 85 | 140 | _ | _ | _ | 4 | 32 | 189 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 52 |
| Influenza | 18 | 8 | 10 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 295 | 110 | 185 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 241 | 68 | 138 | 53 | 36 |
| Bronchitis | 305 | 190 | 115 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 227 | 71 | 88 | 80 | 66 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 46 | 26 | 20 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 45 | 26 | 19 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 10 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhœa | 19 | 4 | 15 | _ | _ | _ | – | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 21 | 10 | 11 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 27 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 5 | _ | 5 | _ | _ | _ | 5 | _ | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Congenital Malformations | 23 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | I | _ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease | 487 | 177 | 310 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 331 | 79 | 276 | 76 | 56 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 36 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | ||
| All other Accidents | 70 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 8 |
| Suicide | 53 | 31 | 22 | – | – | – | 13 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 15 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| All Causes | 5,193 | 2,396 | 2,797 | 83 | 37 | 28 | 190 | 1,052 | 3,803 | 1,149 | 1,731 | 1,375 | 938 |
12 VITAL STATISTICS
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.