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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| TOOTING. 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 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 6 | ... | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 51 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6. | 15 | 1 | 55 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | .... | ... | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Cancer | 21 | 9 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 |
| Premature Birth | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 35 | 22 | 13 | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Old Age | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 152 |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 22 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 15 | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 16 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 35 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 23 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 12 | 7 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 63 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 27 | 23 | 77 |
| All causes | 380 | 187 | 193 | 131 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 98 | 71 | 535 |