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Wandsworth 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Vital Statistics.

Table: Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1930.

Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1930.

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.
Enteric Fever413...............2...21............34
Small-pox......................................................
Measles472423822107............935571826
Scarlet Fever633......2112......1113......6
Whooping Cough6242211............1............52
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup3014163110151.........93133528
Influenza227151............31084244358
Erysipelas12571......1...1453...341110
Cerebro-spinal Fever......................................................
Other Epidemic Diseases2...2..................11...2...............
Pulmonary Tuberculosis263154109...1...3621077911522443833378153
Tuberculous Meningitis211110322662......11354721
Abdominal Tuberculosis532............1121...12...114
Other Tuberculous Diseases191091112146332352412
Other Infective Diseases161152......1319...52322214
Cancer, Malignant Disease514228316......2...240251249100439211053146284
Rheumatic Fever301119.........7744863732913
Diabetes301218.........111018641032512
Other General Diseases631550...11...51319261779149932
Alcoholism1257...............192321157
Chronic Poisonings......................................................
Meningitis1812651...5...1412...452511
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy15766918......1...7391073493334123556
Convulsions86271..................1...32...25
Other Diseases of Nervous System13381521...210825463919152324173599
Organic Diseases of Heart690288408.........14321395201276710712474197327
Other Diseases of Circulatory System237123111......143136215447315040185178
Bronchitis18794936...1......44712938113027176434
Broncho-Pneumonia112535922116111119412511261862654
Lobar Pneumonia39201911......2101510126482716
Pneumonia (type not distinguished)5631258...2...1821166812931835
Other Diseases of Respiratory System2615112...............7173829369
Ulcer of Stomach291514............1318724592720
Diarrhœa14104131........................113913
Enteritis19109171............2...3...262615
Appendicitis and Typhlitis27216......24457574531727
Obstruction of Intestines3111204.........1181745392825
Cirrhosis of Liver1688...............210411422612
Other Diseases of Liver281414...............651734381914
Other Diseases of Digestive System572928413278171514931631242
Nephritis and Bright's Disease1698683.........13136884271621302352109
Other Diseases of Urinary System6757101.........17104884121152752
Diseases of Generative System7...7...............76...1112...26
Puerperal Fever6...6...............6.........2...1126
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth15...15............312......4232...410
Premature Birth69312859.....................11951861633
Congenital Debility and Malformation493217453.........1......956591528
Other Diseases of Early Infancy34171734.....................645321425
Old Age1134568.....................11313122722102931
Deaths from Accident13983562111824252939151528271242123
Deaths from Suicide503416............2152586513841430
Other Violent Deaths541...............32...2......124
Other Defined Diseases2818105......13298532251124
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown413..................311111......1
All causes3769183119382605347931584031021173467536363768037110432001