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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.
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Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages.
| TOOTING. 1907. 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 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtneria, Membranous Croup | 12 | 6 | 6 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 73 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Asiatic holera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 15 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 13 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
| Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 25 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 17 | ... | 51 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 15 | 5 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 14 | 11 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 35 | 17 | 18 | 32 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 18 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ||||||||||
| Brain | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 18 | 10 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 23 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 13 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
| Female Genital Organs | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ||||||||||
| turition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 58 | 28 | 30 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 68 |
| All causes | 403 | 194 | 209 | 142 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 94 | 71 | 541 |