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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
D eaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1908.
| causes of death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in orbelong-ingto Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Workhouse and Workhouse Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Whooping Coughheria, Membranous | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 31 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 51 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 5 | ... |
| Other forms ol Tuberculosis | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 80 | 46 | 34 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 57 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 58 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 31 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 10 | ... | ... |
| OKI Age | 17 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 57 | 21 | 36 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 14 | 6 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 21 | 9 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho) Pneumonia | 27 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 22 | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bl ight's Disease | 39 | 24 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 4 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 42 | 31 | 11 | ... | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 198 | 119 | 79 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 116 | 47 | 39 | 23 | 49 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 84 | 33 | ... |
| All causes | 783 | 432 | 351 | 110 | 79 | 39 | 39 | 370 | 146 | 167 | 65 | 191 | 91 | 269 | 336 | 365 | 68 | 14 |
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