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Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1905.
| causes of death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. 1 | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. 1 | 5 and tinder 15 | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham | | Tooting. | Wandsworth | ' Union Infirmary. | General and Special Hospitals, &c. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 2 | 6 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Enteritis | 22 | 13 | 9 | 19 | I | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | I | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 52 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | ... | 14 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 19 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 9 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 56 | 27 | 29 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 31 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 25 | 14 | ... | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 11 | ... |
| Old Age | 20 | 12 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | ... |
| Meningitis | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 61 | 32 | 29 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 15 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 20 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ... | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ... | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 3 | 8 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 25 | 17 | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 7 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 36 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 9 | ... | |
| Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 194 | 103 | 91 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 104 | 40 | 42 | 13 | 47 | 16 | 76 | 70 | 124 | ... |
| All causes | 689 | 384 | 305 | 89 | 58 | 37 | 51 | 316 | 138 | 141 | 56 | 158 | 70 | 264 | 336 | 343 | 10 |