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Wandsworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS. CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
OF WANDSWORTH, 1927.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2- | 5 | 15— | 25— • • | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES 3895 | M. | 1861 | 134 | 32 | 30 | 47 | 79 | 211 | 540 | 406 | 382 |
| F. | 2034 | 110 | 23 | 27 | 52 | 75 | 218 | 490 | 389 | 650 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M. | ||||||||||
| F. | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |||
| 2. Small-pox | M. | ||||||||||
| F. | |||||||||||
| 3. Measles | M. | 2 | - | ||||||||
| F. | 2 | - | 2 | ||||||||
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M. | 3 | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 5. Whooping Cough | M. | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F. | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6. Diphtheria | M. | 11 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 12 | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7. Influenza | M. | 51 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 4 | ||
| F. | 93 | 3 | — | 2 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 37 | |||
| 8. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| 9. Meningococcal meningitis | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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