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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Report of Medical Officer of Health
| WANDSWORTH. South field Ward. 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 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 69 | 39 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 5 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 65 | 33 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 32 | 29 | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Other General Diseases | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 26 | 12 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 22 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 48 | 24 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 10 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 5° | 22 | 28 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhcea | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 19 | 14 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 9 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 13 | 12 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 24 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 47 | 16 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Deaths from Accident | 15 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths from Suicide | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other defined Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All causes | 621 | -26 | 295 | 95 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 81 | 168 | 191 | 31 |