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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 233
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| PUTNEY. 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. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 32 | 21 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 19 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 20 | 7 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 1 |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 21 | 13 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | 8 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 18 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 14 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 67 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 8 |
| All causes | 324 | 171 | 153 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 115 | 109 | 26 |