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Wandsworth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| PUTNEY. 1906. 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 7 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 22 | 12 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 26 | 3 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Meningitis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 15 | 5 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| turition | I | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 72 | 31 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 3 |
| All causes | 315 | 146 | 169 | 66 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 123 | 85 | 21 |