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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Springfield Ward. 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 49 | 28 | 21 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 35 | 14 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 16 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 14 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 2 | 46 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 34 | 21 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 17 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Enteritis | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 13 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 17 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Diseases of Generative System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 21 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 5 |
| Deaths from Accident | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | i | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other defined Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 409 | 199 | 210 | 95 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 8l | 101 | 132 |