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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CLAPHAM, 1914. 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 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 58 | 32 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 24 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 71 | 32 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 34 | 30 | 49 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 44 | 21 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 24 | 2 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 6 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 71 | 33 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 28 | 35 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 32 | 13 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 25 | 2 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | l | 2 | 7 | 6 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 26 | 18 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 18 | 11 | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 50 | 18 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 5 |
| Deaths from Accident | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 4 | 3 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| All causes | 694 | 342 | 352 | 92 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 86 | 185 | 240 | 110 |