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Wandsworth 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Sub-district of Putney and Roehnmpton. 63
TABLE VII.
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF NON-ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
Constitutional.
Gout and Rheumatism
..
5
..
1
..
2
1
..
..
2
Cancer and other Tumours
6
8
9
9
8
12
16
12
18
13
Phthisis
17
28
23
22
26
16
20
16
14
23
Other Tubercular Diseases
5
3
1
1
7
6
6
7
3
8
Other Constitutional
Diseases
1
2
1
..
2
2
3
4
..
1
Loral.
Nervous
32
34
23
37
31
20
28
28
29
25
Circulatory
17
18
22
19
22
20
22
25
33
19
Respiratory
30
42
43
55
53
29
57
42
48
46
Digestive
19
26
29
20
21
19
21
31
18
24
Urinary
5
5
8
5
5
4
5
6
7
15
Generative
..
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Locomotor
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
1
Integumentary
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
Developmental.
Premature Birth and Low
Vitality
12
26
10
18
13
11
20
9
18
12
Congenital Defects
2
..
..
..
1
..
2
..
..
3
Old Age
3
4
10
5
6
10
6
8
6
5
Violence
9
9
9
8
7
10
15
8
4
12
All other Diseases
5
1
5
9
2
..
..
1
..
1
Nervous
Diseases.
25 deaths were registered from these diseases.
The decennnial average was 28.7.
Circulatory
Diseases.
I stated in my last year's report that the
deaths from these diseases had been on the
increase for the last tew years. During 1898, however,
there has been a great drop in the number registered
under this heading; only 19 were registered instead of
33. The decennial average was 207.
Inquests. Males. Females. Total
Natural Causes— Prematurity 2 - 2
Syncope 2 - 2
Apoplexy - 1 1
Phthisis - l 1
Carried forward 4 2 8