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Wandsworth 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer oj Health.

Table: TABLE IX. Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1915.

TABLE IX. Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1915.

causes of deathDeaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.Institutions.
All Ages.Males.Females.Under i 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.Fever Hospital.Tooting Home.Hostel of God.Workhouse.Tooting Bee Asylum.H.M. Prison.Putney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.Middlesex Asylum.Military Hospitals.Other Places—not Institutions.
Enteric Fever321............2...1...3..............................
Small-pox..................................................................
Measles532...212............3..................2.........
Scarlet Fever181441...6551......18..............................
Whooping Cough..................................................................
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup391920421616...1......39..............................
Influenza22.....................11..............................2
Erysipelas..................................................................
Cerebro-spinal Fever211......11............2..............................
Other Epidemic Diseases..................................................................
Pulmonary Tuberculosis77............1123.........2.........1...31...
Tuberculous Meningitis3...3......2...1.........1...............2............
Abdominal Tuberculosis33.........111...........................1......11
Other Tuberculous Diseases11..................1.....................1...............
Other Infective Diseases1...1...............1....................................1
Cancer, Malignant Disease17611..................89......6.........2.........9
Rheumatic Fever1...1.....................1..............................1
Diabetes..................................................................
Other General Diseases33...1.........1......1...........................12
Alcoholism11..................1....................................1
Chronic Poisonings..................................................................
Meningitis11............1............1..............................
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy734...............115...2...1..................4
Convulsions22...2...................................................2
Other Diseases of Nervous System211...............11..............................11
Organic Diseases of Heart1156.........1......55......1211............6
Other Diseases of Circulatory System321..................21..............................3
Bronchitis1064...1............27...6............1...1...2
Broncho-Pneumonia321...11............1111........................1
Lobar Pneumonia..................................................................
Pneumonia (type not distin gushed211.........1...1......1...........................1
other Diseases of Respiratory System..................................................................
Ulcer of Stomach11..................1.................................1...
Diarrhœa11...1.......................................1............
Enteritis1...11...................................................1
Appendicitis and Typhlitis422......1......2...1..................1.........3
Obstruction of Intestines312...............1...2..................1.........2
Cirrhosis of Liver..................................................................
Other Diseases of Liver..................................................................
Other Diseases of Digestive System33...1............11...1...............1......1...
Nephritis and Bright's Disease11........................1..............................1
Other Diseases of Urinary System..................................................................
Diseases of Generative System211...............1...1..................2............
Puerperal Fever1...1...............1......1..............................
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Child-birth..................................................................
Premature Birth11...1.......................................1............
Congenital Debility and Mai formation33...2......1.....................1.........1......1
her Diseases of Early Infncy3213...................................................3
Old Age15312.....................15...2...27.........2...2
Deaths from Accident1486...116...312..................3......110
Deaths from Suicide..................................................................
Other Violent Deaths99...............53...1...............1.........71
Other defined Diseases211..................11........................1...1
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown22...1...............1.................................2
All causes213124891872936162329557111968317371464