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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CLAPHAM, 1911. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 70 | 40 | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 23 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 64 | 25 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 39 | l6 | 26 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | i | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 31 | 15 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 18 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 33 | 16 | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 26 | 8 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 48 | 16 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 9 | 31 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 56 | 20 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 30 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Enteritis | 37 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 11 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Diseases of Lymphatic System and Ductless Glands | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 34 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 43 | 19 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 4 |
| Deaths from Accident | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 776 | 357 | 419 | 156 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 106 | 158 | 255 | 96 |