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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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232 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| CLAPHAM, 1909. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 35 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 15 | 6 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 60 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 12 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 57 | 18 | 39 | ...... | ... | ... | 2 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 13 | 12 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 30 | 16 | 14 | 30 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 46 | 16 | 30 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Soltening of Brain | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 36 | 18 | 18 | ... | ...... | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 12 | 1 | |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 5° | 28 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 38 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 20 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | ||
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 35 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 27 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| All other causes | 168 | 85 | 83 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 67 | 5 |
| All causes | 761 | 373 | 388 | 112 | 71 | 21 | 25 | 276 | 256 | 50 |