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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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280 Report of the Medical Officer of Health
| STREATHAM, 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 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 52 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtneria& Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 10 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 82 | 43 | 39 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 121 | 40 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 48 | 59 | 4 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 14 | 4 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 56 | 24 | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 40 | 4 |
| Convulsions | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 43 | 20 | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 3 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 51 | 26 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 54 | 18 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 56 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 32 | 13 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia. | 31 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 40 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 39 | 22 | 17 | 31 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | |||||||||||
| and Ductless Glands | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 43 | 25 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 1 |
| Other diseases of Urinary System | 14 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 15 | 15 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 30 | 19 | 11 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 68 | 25 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 3 |
| Deaths from Accident | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 1062 | 504 | 558 | 180 | 50 | 45 | 32 | 45 | 133 | 210 | 366 | 65 |