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Wandsworth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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| WANDSWORTH. Southfield ward. 1906. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | and under 5. 1 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 38 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 63 | 33 | 30 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 47 | 3 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 52 | 18 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 14 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 44 | 27 | 17 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 5o | 26 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | ... |
| Meningitis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 31 | 18 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 27 | 9 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 20 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 37 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 15 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 114 | 66 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 12 |
| All causes | 678 | 351 | 327 | l6l | 62 | 21 | 30 | 241 | 163 | 26 |