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Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XV.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under i year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 68 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 40 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever. | 22 | 9 | 13 | ... | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 69 |
| Typhus r ever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 88 | 38 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 105 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 35 | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 4i | 26 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 12 | 19 | 73 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 40 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis. | 25 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 62 | 29 | 33 | 45 | 9 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases . | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 41 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs . | 261 | 142 | 119 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 182 | 9 | 50 | 18 | 63 | 25 | 105 | 50 |
| Other forms of Tuber-. culosis | 5o | 22 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Alcoholism | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 2 | 1 | I | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Cancer | 272 | 93 | 179 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 158 | 112 | 70 | 24 | 90 | 15 | 73 | 52 |
| Premature Birth | 127 | 70 | 57 | 127 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 33 | 3 |
| Developmental Diseases | 158 | 84 | 74 | 147 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 8 | 4i | 35 | 40 | 1 |
| uia Age | 194 | 76 | 118 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 191 | 36 | 15 | 63 | 18 | 62 | 191 |
| Meningitis | 21 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 24 | 11 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 168 | 80 | 88 | ... | ..._ | 16 | 12 | 70 | 67 | 40 | 2l | 43 | 18 | 46 | 10 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 176 | 74 | 102 | 81 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 58 | 28 | 16 | 40 | 23 | 69 | 5 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 113 | 48 | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 80 | 27 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 43 | 20 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 100 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 32 | 28 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 135 | 81 | 54 | 72 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | IO | 22 | 16 | 68 | 13 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 33 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | IO |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 36 | 13 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | I |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 125 | 54 | 71 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 73 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 36 | 28 |
| Tumours & other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | .1 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 71 | 50 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 15 | l8 | ||
| Deaths by Suicide | 19 | 12 | 7 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 740 | 379 | 361 | 58 | 170 | 20 | 22 | 307 | 316 | 181 | 78 | 239 | 58 | 184 | 148 |
| All causes | 3.416 | I,643 | 1,773 | 715 | 301 | 131 | 128 | 1,103 | 10.38 | 706 | 311 | 926 | 403 | 1,070 | 807 |