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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. 29
TABLE XVIII.
Wndsworth district. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1914- (Table 111)
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ac.es of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-residents in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 & under 2 years. | 2 & under 5 years | 5 & under 15 years | 15 & under 25 years. | 25 & under45 years. | 45 & under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| All causes Certified | 3,645 | 586 | 128 | 106 | 121 | 140 | 498 | 850 | 1,216 | 1,016 | ||
| Uncertified | 19 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | i | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 26 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | i | ... | 1 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | i | ... | ... | 27 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 53 | 24 | 20 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup... | 41 | ... | 3 | 13 | 24 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 69 | ||
| Influenza | 58 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Erysipelas | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 305 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 143 | 79 | 22 | 81 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 42 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 42 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | I | 15 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 393 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 170 | I70 | 90 | ||
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Meningitis | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ||
| Organic Heart Disease | 329 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 14 | 34 | 118 | 153 | 61 | ||
| Bronchitis | 231 | 24 | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | 11 | 49 | 134 | 29 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 244 | 64 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 53 | ||
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 45 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 186 | 136 | 25 | 7 | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis .. | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ... | 2 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Alcoholism | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 135 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 23 | 49 | 57 | 18 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 249 | 243 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | ||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 91 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 36 | ||
| Suicides | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 1,012 | 56 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 113 | 237 | 549 | 464 | ||
| diseases ill-defined or unknown | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3.664 | 589 | 128 | 106 | 12 r | 141 | 499 | 853 | 1,227 | 1,018 | |||
| Sub-Entries included above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Polio-Myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tetanus | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Syphilis | 19 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||