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Wandsworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
Table V.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1925.
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 27 | 12 | 15 | ... | ... | 10 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| Influenza | 111 | 44 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 19 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 254 | 131 | 123 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 62 | 114 | 64 | 9 | 45 | 20 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 81 | 149 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 29 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 27 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Other Infective Diseases | 17 | 6 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 460 | 182 | 278 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 37 | 206 | 213 | 81 | 45 | 89 | 81 | 53 | 111 | 213 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| Diabetes | 24 | 9 | ??? | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other General Diseases | 57 | 19 | 38 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 24 |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 12 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 183 | 72 | 111 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 44 | 132 | 35 | 14 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 58 |
| Convulsions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous Svstem | 116 | 58 | 58 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 72 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 500 | 223 | 277 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 112 | 359 | 98 | 46 | 78 | 90 | 52 | 136 | 236 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory Svstem | 1F0 | 87 | 93 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 52 | 103 | 32 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 59 |
| Bronchitis | 315 | 132 | 183 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 61 | 231 | 72 | 28 | 62 | 42 | 26 | 85 | 52 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 83 | 37 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 40 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 41 | 27 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 57 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Svstem | 38 | 22 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 14 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 23 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 32 | 17 | 15 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 29 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 27 | 6 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | 15 | 6 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive Svstem | 49 | 29 | 20 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 138 | 69 | 69 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 72 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 44 | 78 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 49 | 39 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 10 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | |
| Premature Birth | 69 | 38 | 31 | 69 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 64 | 45 | 19 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Old Age | 196 | 63 | 133 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 196 | 34 | 18 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 53 | 45 |
| Deaths from Accident | 94 | 58 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 20 | ... | 13 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 83 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 40 | 24 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 9 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| All causes | 3557 | 1644 | 1913 | 258 | 50 | 63 | 108 | 147 | 387 | 888 | 1656 | 663 | 337 | 593 | 595 | 393 | 976 | 1601 |