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Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 177
| CLAPHAM, 1904. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 33 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtherial, Membranous Croup | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 68 | 45 | 23 | ... | ... | 16 | 10 | 52 | ... | 21 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 59 | 25 | 34 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 38 | 19 | 28 |
| Premature Birth | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 4i | 24 | 17 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 47 | 16 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 2 |
| Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 41 | 21 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 23 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 25 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 36 | 21 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 25 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 34 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 21 | 11 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 161 | 75 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 61 | 3 |
| All causes | 781 | 399 | 382 | 183 | 79 | 14 | 30 | 254 | 221 | 58 |