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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CLAPHAM, 1913. 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 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cougli | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 58 | 38 | 20 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 3 | 23 | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 64 | 24 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 33 | 22 | 44 | |
| Diabetes | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 10 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 32 | 13 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 66 | 33 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 22 | 9 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Bronchitis. | 50 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 26 | 5 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 31 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Pneumonia (type not distin. guished) | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 8 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 8 | 7 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 8 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 26 | 18 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Old Age | 15 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | ... | |
| Deaths from Accident | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Deaths from Suicide | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ||||||||
| Other defined Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 686 | 351 | 335 | 107 | *9 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 103 | 182 | 212 | 111 |