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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Southfield Ward. 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 13 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup... | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 19 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 62 | 38 | 24 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 46 | 3 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 47 | 25 | 22 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 29 | 17 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 17 | 13 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 3i | 16 | 15 | 29 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 33 | 10 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | ! | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 26 | 9 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 9 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 24 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 35 | 21 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 27 | 2 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 19 | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 28 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| All other causes | 133 | 61 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 52 | 9 |
| All causes | 634 | 316 | 318 | 133 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 233 | 181 | 22 |