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Wandsworth 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| WANDSWORTH. 1901. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at sub-joined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | |Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 65 years. | f5 years and upwards. | ||
| Small Pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Measles | 31 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 56 | 32 | 24 | 47 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | 15 | 4 | 11 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 19 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 97 | 47 | 50 | 2 | .. | 12 | 73 | 6 | 26 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | . | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
| Cancer | 44 | 16 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 26 | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 28 | 10 | 18 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Developmental Diseases . | 53 | 25 | 28 | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 44 | 15 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 43 | 22 |
| Meningitis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Inflammation and Softening of Drain | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 36 | 24 | 12 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 39 | 19 | 20 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 34 | 13 | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 22 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 53 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 12 | .. | 2 | 21 | 5 | .. |
| l obular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 38 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 14 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 29 | 8 | 121 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Deaths by Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All other causes | 167 | 84 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 46 | 55 | |
| All causes | 939 | 456 | 483 | 265 | 120 | 41 | 38 | 292 | 183 | 149 |