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Wandsworth 1917

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE V.Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough of Persons not belonging to the Borough, 1917.

TABLE V.

Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough of Persons not belonging to the Borough, 1917.

causes of death.Deaths 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 6565 and upwards.Middlesex County Asylum.Tooting Bee Asylum.Hostel of God.Newlands House Asylum.Workhouse.H.M. Prison.Ryl. Hosp. for Incurables.The Priory.| Putney Hospital.Fountain Temporary Asylum.S. Lon. Hosp. for Women.St. Anne's Home.Military Hospitals.Other Places, not Public Institutions.
Enteric Fever1...1..................1...1.......................................
Small-pox...........................................................................
Measles...........................................................................
Scarlet Fever...........................................................................
Whooping Cough...........................................................................
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup...........................................................................
Influenza725..................523...............2.........1......1
Erysipelas...........................................................................
Cerebro-spinal Fever...........................................................................
Other Epidemic Diseases541.........1121...1........................1......3...
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1348054.........7376022853924......12......41...391
Tuberculous Menineitis...........................................................................
Abdominal Tuberculosis321............3.........1.....................1.........1...
Other Tuberculous Diseases8621.........223...13........................1...2
Other Infective Diseases2112.................................1........................1
Cancer, Malignant Disease733340............11041214634.........1...2...5...417
Rheumatic Fever...........................................................................
Diabetes22..................1...1......1...........................1...
Other General Diseases1037............22...6...1............2.........1...24
Alcoholism...........................................................................
Chronic Poisonings3...3............2...1.................................3.........
Meningitis...........................................................................
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy402218...............414221114......2...1......1...1...10
Convulsions...........................................................................
Other Diseases of Nervous System17011456......132275248108314...1......6......551...73
Organic Diseases of Heart512526......111619231716.....................111114
Other Diseases of Circulatory System954............121512............3...............3...
Bronchitis1459..................31141............11.........3...4
Broncho-Pneumonia15781...18212......2.....................10.........3
Lobar Pneumonia413..................2212............1.....................
Pneumonia (type not distinguished)28208.........2210410712.....................31...41
Other Diseases of Respiratory System624..................33...2............2...1......1......
Ulcer of Stomach .2...2...............1...1......1...............1...............
Diarrhoea312..................211....................................2
Enteritis64211.........13...31..................1............1
Appendicitis and Typhlitis844.........1232...........................1...2...41
Obstruction of Intestines422...............13...1...............1..................2
Cirrhosis of Liver1...1..................1..........................................1
Other Diseases of Liver1...1..................1.................................1.........
Other Diseases of Digestive System642...............312........................1...1...31
Nephritis and Bright's Disease19127............1486281..................11...33
Other Diseases of Urinary System431..................221.....................1............2
Diseases of Generative System2...2..................2..........................................2
Puerperal Fever...........................................................................
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth1...1...............1.............................................1
Premature Birth...........................................................................
Congenital Debility and Malformation12754...241...1...............2...1......7.........2
Other Diseases of Early Infancy2112............................................................2
Old Age346124212..................1433238289......2..................2...15
Deaths from Accident1284.........21126...4..................1.........16
Deaths from Suicide321...............21...1....................................2
Other Violent Deaths4747...............19262.......................................47...
Other defined Diseases33........................12...11..............................1...
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown...........................................................................
All causes1067566501111558105196217474236387611712211183208125104