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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Southfield Ward. 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 1 year. | z and under a. | 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 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 15 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 54 | 32 | 22 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Other Infective Diseases | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 67 | 37 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 29 | 31 | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 12 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 27 | 13 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 12 | ... |
| Convulsions | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 34 | 13 | 21 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 66 | 36 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 17 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 77 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | 45 | ... |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 15 | 13 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 5 | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 38 | 13 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 18 | 11 | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Old Age | 46 | 15 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | ... |
| Deaths from Accident | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 5 | |
| Deaths from Suicide | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Defined Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases of unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| All causes | 763 | 377 | 386 | 113 | 36 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 82 | 179 | 251 | 28 |