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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. South field Ward. 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 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 12 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 55 | 26 | 29 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 3 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancer | 47 | 18 | 29 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | 21 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 26 | 14 | 12 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 34 | '4 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 33 | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 30 | 9 | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 17 | ... | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 36 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 27 | 17 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 18 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 22 | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 30 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 135 | 73 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 52 | 11 |
| All causes | 637 | 303 | 334 | 111 | 67 | 19 | 25 | 213 | 203 | 24 |