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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
D eaths in P ublic I nstitutions outside the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1910 .
| causes of death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under i year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Workhouse and Workhouse Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 24 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 14 | 8 | 6 | ... | 10 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 5 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 80 | 49 | 31 | ... | 2 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 52 | 14 | 14 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 91 | 46 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 50 | 3 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 34 | 21 | 13 | 33 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 30 | 14 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Meningitis | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 42 | 20 | 22 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 5 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 26 | 12 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 22 | 12 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 3 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 39 | 22 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 4 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 29 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 198 | 123 | 75 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 107 | 43 | 36 | 14 | 62 | 10 | 70 | 82 | 69 | 45 | 2 |
| All causes | 812 | 469 | 343 | 96 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 375 | 167 | 188 | 65 | 198 | 82 | 279 | 395 | 317 | 90 | 10 |
| causes of death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under i year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Workhouse and Workhouse Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 24 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 14 | 8 | 6 | ... | 10 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 5 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 80 | 49 | 31 | ... | 2 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 52 | 14 | 14 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 91 | 46 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 50 | 3 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 34 | 21 | 13 | 33 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 30 | 14 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Meningitis | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 42 | 20 | 22 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 5 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 26 | 12 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 22 | 12 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 3 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 39 | 22 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 4 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 29 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 198 | 123 | 75 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 107 | 43 | 36 | 14 | 62 | 10 | 70 | 82 | 69 | 45 | 2 |
| All causes | 812 | 469 | 343 | 96 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 375 | 167 | 188 | 65 | 198 | 82 | 279 | 395 | 317 | 90 | 10 |