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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CLAPHAM, 1908. 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 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 14 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 54 | 30 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 3 | 22 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer | 59 | 25 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 20 | 32 |
| Premature Birth | 31 | 20 | 11 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 30 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 36 | 16 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 44 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 31 | 11 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 34 | 1 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 6 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 40 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 22 | 8 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 156 | 78 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 60 | 4 |
| All causes | 723 | 361 | 362 | 136 | 57 | 21 | 20 | 271 | 218 | 70 |