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Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Southfield Ward. 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 upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Epidemic Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Whooping Cough | 23 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup... | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 22 | 10 | 12 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 60 | 34 | 26 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 46 | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 37 | 16 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... |
| Premature Pirth | 20 | 11 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 34 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 41 | 16 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 39 | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 32 | 19 | 13 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 16 | 14 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 21 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 27 | 15 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 18 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 25 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 16 | 11 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Female Genital Organs | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| All other causes | 155 | 77 | 73 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 55 | 7 |
| All causes | 665 | 336 | 329 | 160 | 67 | 26 | 24 | 230 | 158 | 19 |