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Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Springfield Ward. 1905- Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under z year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under Z5. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... |
| Measles | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis - | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Septic Diseases. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 39 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 15 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 29 | 9 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Developmental Diseases | 24 | 17 | 7 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 3 |
| Old Age | 16 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Brain | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 18 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 26 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 11 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 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 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| All other causes | 61 | 36 | 25 | 15 | ... | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 70 |
| All causes | 404 | 213 | 191 | 133 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 127 | 71 | 141 |