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Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH, 190j. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 1 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 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 16 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Croup | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhcea, Dysentery | 21 | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 21 | 26 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |||
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | ... | ... | 26 | |||||||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ||||
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 61 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Premature Eirth | 29 | 10 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Developmental Diseases | 29 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Old Age | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Meningitis | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 48 | 16 | 1 | ... | 16 | |||||
| Acute Bronchitis | 18 | 1 | ... | 6 | ||||||
| Chronic Bronchitis | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Lobular (Broncho ) Pneumonia | 22 | 16 | 18 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |||
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 21 | ... | 2 | 11 | 2 | ... | ||||
| Deaths by Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |||
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| All other causes | 190 | 96 | 11 | 67 | ||||||
| All causes | 1077 | 276 | 146 | 161 | ||||||
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