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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| PUTNEY. 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 | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 23 | 15 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Infective Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 40 | 19 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Other General Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 1 | ... | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1. | ... | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 25 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) Other Diseases of Respiratory | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | I |
| System | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 7 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | I | |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 27 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diseases of Generative System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 16 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | |
| Deaths from Accident | 12 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | II |
| Deaths from Suicide | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Other defined Diseases | 2 | 1 | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Ill-defined Diseases of unknown | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All causes | 313 | 157 | 156 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 81 | 110 | 74 |