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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| TOOTING. 1915. 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 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. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 38 |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria &M embranous Croup | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 77 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 48 | 22 | 26 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 57 | 12 | ... | 25 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 36 | 14 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 16 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 46 | 31 | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 25 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 48 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 25 | 13 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 18 | 11 | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | 29 | 10 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 358 |
| Deaths from Accident | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other defined Diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| All causes | 486 | 251 | 235 | 93 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 91 | 124 | 712 |
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