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Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics. 101
CAUSES OF DEATH —continued.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | M. | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 18 |
| F. | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 35 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 84 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 21 | 31 |
| F. | 68 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 35 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 114 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 15 |
| F. | 90 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .8 | 14 | 15 | 24 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| F. | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | M. | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| F. | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 23. Diarrhoea, etc. | M. | 26 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 17 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M. | 28 | 1 | 2 | —_ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| F. | 51 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 72 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 13 |
| F. | 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 18 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | F. | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | F. | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M. | 65 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| F. | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 38 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 35 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| F. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | |
| 34. Other violence | M. | 79 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| F. | 46 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | M. | 161 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 28 |
| F. | 145 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |