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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 of Health.
TABLE XVII. Wandsworth district. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1915. (Table III)
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents" or " non-Residcnts 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 & under 45 years. | 45 & under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | 4-i25 | 586 | 191 | 178 | 157 | 143 | 488 | 962 | 1,420 | 1,139 |
| Uncertified | 16 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | io | |
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 152 | 30 | 64 | 40 | 17 | 1 | ... | 33 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 38 | |
| Whooping Cough | 66 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphthria and Croup | 53 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 77 | |||
| Influenza | 89 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 9 | |
| Erysipelas | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 325 | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | 58 | 152 | 81 | 17 | 89 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 57 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 47 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
| Cancer malignant disease | 397 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 38 | 198 | 160 | 65 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Meningitis | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 19 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 384 | 3 | ... | 1 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 136 | 184 | 55 | |
| Bronchitis | 380 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 82 | 221 | 37 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 361 | 69 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 41 | 69 | 84 | 38 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 48 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 4 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 125 | 98 | 17 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 20 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 8 | 2 | |
| Alcoholism | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nephritis Bright's Disease | 119 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 14 | 54 | 46 | 20 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Pre mature Birth | 225 | 221 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 82 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 31 | |
| Suicides | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 1,031 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 93 | 232 | 603 | 537 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or un Known | 12 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals | 4,141 | 590 | 191 | 178 | 157 | 143 | 489 | 964 | 1,429 | 1,139 | |
| Sub-Entries included in above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 16 |
| Polio-Myelitis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | |