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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| STREATHAM, 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 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Diphtheria & MembranousCroup | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Influenza | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ||||||||||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 78 | 35 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Other Infective Diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 121 | 42 | 79 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 62 | 9 | ||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Diabetes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Other General Diseases | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Chronic Poisonings | ||||||||||||
| Meningitis | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage,Apoplexy | 72 | 35 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 45 | 5 | |||
| Convulsions | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 47 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 8 | ||||
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 94 | 30 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 13 | |||
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 37 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1 | |||
| Bronchitis | 75 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 7 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 35 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 41 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Ulcer of Stomach | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diarrhœa | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Enteritis | 18 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Liver | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Nephritis and Bl ight's Disease | 32 | 15 | j | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Diseases oi Generative System | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 3 | j... | 2 | ||||||||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Premature Birth | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | i | |||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 | ||||||||
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Old Age | 68 | 21 | 47 | 63 | 4 | |||||||
| Deaths from Accident | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Deaths from Suicide | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Other Violent Deaths | ||||||||||||
| Other defined Diseases | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| All causes | 1,072 | 470 | 602 | 139 | 31 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 157 | 257 | 409 | 95 |