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Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| TOOTING.1905 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 Upwords. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | v | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 6 | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 69 | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 21 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1 | ... | 5 | 17 | ... | 61 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Cancer | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 19 | |
| Premature Birth | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Developmental Diseases | 38 | 22 | 16 | 36 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | *34 | |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... |
| Brain | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 15 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | v8 | 5 | 7 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 23 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 11 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia ... | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | ... | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia ... | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Diseases of Stomach ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease ... | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| turition ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| All other causes | 51 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 61 |
| All causes | 375 | 196 | 179 | 132 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 92 | 55 | 487 |