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Wandsworth 1935

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.

Table: table v.—causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1935.

table v.—causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1935.

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, etc.
Enteric Fever1...1...............1.....................11
Small-pox......................................................
Measles2112........................21
Scarlet Fever523......14............3...2.........3
Whooping Cough11749...2...............4......3137
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup1459...238......141122412
Influenza381721.........2131022643......1315
Erysipelas752..................161...21...26
Cerebro-spinal Fever211.........1......1............1...11
Other Epidemic Diseases312...............12......11......12
Pulmonary Tuberculosis2161141021...l55590577341928422964133
Tuberculous Meningitis16511...22642......3...613315
Abdominal Tuberculosis514............22...122...1......4
Other Tuberculous Diseases12662...l...413133......1310
Other Infective Diseases1596.........3...28273112110
Cancer, Malignant Disease564267297............23524927898639612966122334
Rheumatic Fever261214......164564513431013
Diabetes381919...............11225654...3817
Other General Diseases512031......21...81822748...61733
Alcoholism422..................3l11...11...3
Chronic Poisonings......................................................
Meningitis86211...3...21......11......48
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy9243491......11225621811221971529
Convulsions44...31..................3............13
Other Diseases of Nervous System1016338412451641281510312042168
Organic Diseases of Heart949415534............6241797401759017118873252490
Other Diseases of Circulatory System405165240...1...371291291605773992888173
Bronchitis1678582111.........94310382162027225055
Broncho-Pneumonia7636402432...1519222010151141648
Lobar Pneumonia331716...12124914444133512
Pneumonia (type not distinguished)3623134.........181013618831026
Other Diseases of Respiratory System291415............1514993233914
Cancer of Stomach20155...............114521371614
Diarrhoea16881312...............41231516
Enteritis2512132021.........1172531722
Appendicitis and Typhlitis281612...12...1515454842526
Obstruction of Intestines3414201...1139194469...1231
Cirrhosis of Liver .1385...............1752...1l248
Other Diseases of Liver311021...............31216414142625
Other Diseases of Digestive System6024364...22115152110581941445
Nephritis and Bright's Disease1557580............917517830242231163288
Other Diseases of Urinary System6349143............21939186121341047
Diseases of Generative System8...8............116...11121...8
Puerperal Fever5...5............5......1111...15
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth5...5............14............11...34
Premature Birth45291645.....................819861330
Congenital Debility and Malformation4322213822...1.........1247821028
Other Diseases of Early Infancy17125161..................62221413
Old Age742351.....................7489132081621
Deaths from Accident134795562...910223154221624241731117
Deaths from Suicide402416............2122061137521223
Other Violent Deaths211...............11...11............1
Other Defined Diseases2210121......21351026142719
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown734............1...331...21126
All causes377717991978209222962124333101119876853326407953379282143