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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
| STREATHAM, 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. | 95 and under 45.; | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & MembranousCroup | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 32 | 12 | 20 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 74 | 44 | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 147 | 51 | 91 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 55 | 74 | 11 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage,Apoplexy | 63 | 23 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 6 |
| Convulsions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 56 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 4 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 102 | 48 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 56 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 27 | 12 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 82 | 38 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 2 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 27 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 32 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | i | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 46 | 24 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 12 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 31 | 17 | 14 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital 'Debility and Malformation | 36 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases' of Early Infancy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 87 | 27 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ... |
| Deaths from Accident | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other defined Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| All causes | 1,172 | 560 | 612 | 167 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 40 | 152 | 268 | 466 | 61 |