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Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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6 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1924.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 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. | Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 71 | 40 | 31 | 12 | 32 | 20 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 37 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | l | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 26 | 14 | 12 | ... | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | ... | 2 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| Influenza | 139 | 62 | 77 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 65 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 31 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | l | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 244 | 125 | 119 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 54 | 100 | 73 | 10 | 48 | 20 | 49 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 114 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | l | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 513 | 231 | 282 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 230 | 249 | 95 | 44 | 92 | 96 | 50 | 136 | 218 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 28 | 11 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Other General Diseases | 54 | 17 | 37 | l | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 22 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 6 | l | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy- | 173 | 65 | 108 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 54 | 113 | 39 | 13 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 45 | 48 |
| Convulsions | 17 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 116 | 62 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 70 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 510 | 204 | 306 | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 28 | 108 | 361 | 108 | 47 | 97 | 65 | 49 | 144 | 224 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 197 | 101 | 96 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 117 | 36 | 21 | 37 | 47 | 15 | 41 | 78 |
| Bronchitis | 327 | 143 | 184 | 21 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 63 | 232 | 89 | 30 | 58 | 40 | 26 | 84 | 52 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 119 | 56 | 63 | 30 | 28 | 7 | ... | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 45 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 41 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 74 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 14 | - | 10 | 6 | - | 30 | 35 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 36 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Ulcer of Stomach | 23 | 16 | 7 | – | – | – | – | ... | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 26 | 12 | 14 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 14 | 19 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 31 | 16 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 12 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 46 | 19 | 27 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | ... | 10 | 30 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 153 | 81 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 81 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 49 | 76 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 31 | 28 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 512 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ] | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 9 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 18 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Premature Birth | 64 | 39 | 25 | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 14 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 55 | 31 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 21 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Old Age | 204 | 70 | 134 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 203 | 42 | 20 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 48 | 53 |
| Deaths from Accident | 113 | 67 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 81 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 30 | 21 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 10 | ... | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | 22 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 27 | 13 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ... | 21 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All causes | 3767 | 1751 | 2016 | 287 | 107 | 84 | 86 | 136 | 393 | 971 | 1703 | 729 | 370 | 683 | 570 | 384 | 1031 | 1587 |