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Wandsworth 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE XIV.Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1913.

TABLE XIV.

Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1913.

Causes of deathDeaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Institutions.
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 4545 and under 65.65 and upwards.Fever Hospital.Tooting Home.Hostel of God.Workhouse.Tooting Bec Asylum.H.M. Prison.Royal Hospital for IncurablesPutney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.Middlesex Asylum.Other Places—not Institutions.
Enteric Fever11.....................1...1..............................
Smallpox..................................................................
Measles1358...481............13..............................
Scarlet Fever8711321...1......8..............................
Whooping Cough..................................................................
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup14591346............13..................1.........
Influenza11..................1.................................1
Erysipelas...............................................................1
Cerebro-spinal Fever..................................................................
Other Epidemic Diseases11.........1...............1..............................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis433112.........317221...40........................3
Tuberculous Meningitis211......2...............2..............................
Abdominal Tuberculosis11...............1.......................................1
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................................................................
Other Infective Diseases211...............1...1.....................1......1
Cancer, Malignant Disease221012.........1...3108128......1...1......9
Rheumatic Fever11...............1...............1........................
Diabetes11..................1..............................1...
Other General Diseases312......1...1......1.....................2......1
Alcoholism..................................................................
Chronic Poisonings..................................................................
Meningitis11.....................1...1..............................
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy624.........1...122...1........................5
Convulsions..................................................................
Other Diseases of Nervous System55...............1...13...............211......1
Organic Diseases of Heart1257...............129...3...11...............7
Other Diseases of Circulatory System633......1......21222...............1......1
Bronchitis624......1............5...3........................3
Broncho-Pneumonia3...3...111.................................111...
Lobar Pneumonia211.........1...1...........................11......
Pneumonia (type not distinguished)422..................22...........................13
Other Diseases of Respiratory System..................................................................
Ulcer of Stomach..................................................................
Diarrhœa..................................................................
Enteritis11..................1...........................1.........
Appendicitis and Typhlitis33............1...11.........1............1......2
Obstruction of intestines431..................31.....................1......3
Cirrhosis of Liver..................................................................
Other Diseases of Liver..................................................................
Other Diseases of Digestive System..................................................................
Nephritis and Bright's Disease211............1...1........................1...1...
Other Diseases of Urinary System..................................................................
Diseases of Generative System..................................................................
Puerperal Fever..................................................................
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth1...1...............1...............1.....................
Premature Birth11...1...................................................1
Congenital Debility and Malformation11...1..............................1.....................
Other Diseases of Early Infancy4...44...................................................4
Old Age1899.....................18...12...14...............1
Death from Accident15961...1214511..................5......9
Deaths from Suicide211...............11..............................11
Other Violent Deaths1...11...................................................1
Other defined Diseases..................................................................
Ill-defined Diseases or un known11...1................................................1...
All causes21211894111122159355554436394531182658