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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| STREATHAM, 1912. 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & MembranotisCroup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 71 | 41 | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 3 | ...1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 102 | 50 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 51 | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 17 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 50 | 27 | 23 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | 29 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 35 | 21 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 32 | 43 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 29 | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 70 | 29 | 41 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 16 | 45 | 6 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | 10 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 | 7 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 40 | 26 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 22 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 17 | 13 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 22 | 12 | 10 | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 72 | 27 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 | 6 |
| Deaths from Accident | 22 | 17 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| All causes | 923 | 458 | 465 | 108 | 20 | 21 | 42 | 35 | 117 | 222 | 358 | 67 |