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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| STREATHAM, i908. 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 31 | 10 | 21 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 11 | 2 | 9 | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 22 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 77 | 51 | 26 | 1 | 2 | ... | 20 | 51 | 3 | 4 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 89 | 3o | 59 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 53 | 33 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 45 | 28 | 17 | 41 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 48 | 11 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 5 |
| Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 45 | 16 | 29 | ... | ... | 10 | 20 | 15 | ... | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 28 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 21 | 8 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 24 | 14 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 53 | 32 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 21 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 2 |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 4 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 212 | 114 | 98 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 85 | 100 | 16 |
| All causes | 923 | 448 | 475 | 155 | 68 | 11 | 56 | 343 | 290 | 52 |