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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CLAPHAM, 1912. Causes ofDeath. | 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 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ...... ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 11 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 70 | 41 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 18 | 3 | 24 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 85 | 35 | 50 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 47 | 32 | 37 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Other General Diseases | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ...Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 30 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 19 | 2 |
| Convulsions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 34 | 18 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 73 | 3i | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 56 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 35 | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 17 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Enteritis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 16 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 9 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ...... ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 18 | 12 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 6 | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 41 | 20 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 2 |
| Deaths from Accident | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 11 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other defined Diseases | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | |||
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 699 | 351 | 348 | 93 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 104 | 183 | 227 | 91 |