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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. 235
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| TOOTING. 1909. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Sub-District at subjoined ages. | 1 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 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 19 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Interm ttent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 33 | 20 | 13 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ... | 53 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 22 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 4 | 12 |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 25 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Old Age | 13 | 1 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 173 |
| Meningitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 18 | 10 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 22 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 26 | 12 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 19 | 20 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 17 | 11 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | 38 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 30 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 67 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 95 |
| All causes | 404 | 206 | 198 | 100 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 130 | 80 | 509 |