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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Springfield Ward. 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 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Small-pox ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | |
| Measles | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 42 | 26 | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 12 | 17 | 3 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 32 | 12 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 3 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 3 | 14 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Bronchitis... | 35 | 21 | 14 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia... | 24 | 10 | 14 | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | i | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not dis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| tinguished) | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis ... | 25 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | i |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 10 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 19 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age ... | 21 | ii | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 12 |
| Deaths from Accident | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from Suicide... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All causes... | 458 | 226 | 23a | 119 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 21 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 124 |