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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XVIII.
Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the year 1911.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 0. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45, | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 230 | 122 | 108 | 41 | 80 | 76 | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 3 | 52 | 44 | 1 4 | 7 |
| Scarlet fever | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Whooping Cough | 61 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 35 |
| Diphtheria, and Membranous Croup | 34 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 43 |
| Influenza | 24 | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 280 | 157 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 128 | 76 | 21 | 70 | 20 | 82 | 28 | 80 | 104 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 58 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis... Other Tuberculous | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | I | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | c | 2 | |
| Diseases | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 21 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Cancer,Malignant Disease | 321 | "9 | 202 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 35 | '54 | 64 | 34 | 121 | 22 | 80 | 45 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 17 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ... | ||
| Diabetes | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | i | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Other General Diseases... | 35 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| Alcoholism | M | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | * | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Ch'onic Poisonings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||
| Meningitis | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage: | |||||||||||||||||
| Apoplexy ... | "4- | 64 | «3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 54 | 85 | 3i | *5 | 56 | 14 | 3i | 17 | |
| Convulsions ... | 29 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 157 | 82 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4' | 66 | 32 | 12 | 43 | 19 | 50 | 74 | |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 140 | 68 | 72 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 55 | 26 | . 11 | 51 | 11 | 4i | 17 |
| Other Diseases ot Circulatory System | 219 | 77 | 142 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 125 | 48 | 27 | 54 | 18 | 72 | 52 | ||
| Bronchitis | 22; | 89 | 136 | 34 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 37 | 133 | 56 | 24 | 56 | 35 | 64 | 33 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | "5 | 55 | 6c | 52 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | it | 3' | *5 | 37 | 5 | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 25 | 10 | IC | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 130 | 81 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 20 | 23 | i' | 27 | 14 | 56 | 23 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | i | 3 | 6 | l7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | q | 4 | |||
| Ulcer of Stomach | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | i | 8 | ||||
| Diarrhoea | 139 | 65 | 74 | 104 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 4° | 2 | |
| Enteritis | 211 | 108 | 103 | 170 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 37 | iC | 39 | 36 | 83 | 6 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 24 | 14 | 10 | ... | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | i | 4 | ||
| Obstruction of Intestines Cirrhosis ot' Liver | 32 28 | 14 14 | 18 14 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 4 | 6 17 | 15 7 | 6 5 | 4 | 11 9 | 2 | 9 8 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Liver... | 10 | 7 | 3 | i | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | i | 4 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 50 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | *5 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Diseases of Lymphatic Sys. | |||||||||||||||||
| tem & Ductless Glands | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 128 | 65 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 53 | 23 | 8 | 43 | 7 | 47 | 21 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 29 | 26 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 7 | |
| Diseases of Generative System | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 15 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 101 | 6l | 40 | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 40 | 5 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 147 | 85 | 62 | 140 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 42 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 20 | 13 | 7 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Old Age | 210 | 8l | 129 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 210 | 43 | 21 | 68 | 17 | 61 | 243. |
| Deaths from Accident | 98 | 66 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 3 1 | 18 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 21 | 14 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | i | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases ... | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| All causes | 33776 | 1833 | 1943 | 823 | 211 | 100 | 151 | 130 | 451 | 733 | 1060 | 776 | 337 | 1062 | 404 | 1107 | ??? |