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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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234 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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| STREATHAM, 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 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 33 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 14 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 55 | 30 | 25 | 2 | ... | 4 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 10 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 97 | 41 | 56 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 54 | 40 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 14 | 11 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 32 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Old Age | 62 | 18 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | 4 |
| Meningitis | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 45 | 17 | 28 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 37 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 19 | 5 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 45 | 22 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 28 | 3 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 36 | 22 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 31 | 17 | h | 13 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 15 | 5 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 25 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 245 | 116 | 129 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 119 | 24 |
| All causes | 954 | 458 | 496 | 133 | 61 | 35 | 43 | 329 | 353 | 75 |