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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. South field Ward. 1910. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Publi c 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 | 6 | 3 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 10 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 60 | 33 | 27 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | 40 | 5 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 58 | 24 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 32 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 22 | 13 | 9 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 32 | 16 | 16 | 31 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 44 | 17 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 43 | ... |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 20 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 8 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 19 | 6 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 3 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 30 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 25 | 16 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 126 | 45 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 45 | 12 |
| All causes | 586 | 276 | 310 | 109 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 205 | 188 | 21 |