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Wandsworth 1938

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16 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.

Table: Table IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1938.

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Table IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1938.

Causes of Death.	Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages.											Deaths in or belonging t0 Localities (at all ages)-
Causes of Death.	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 institution etc.
Enteric Fever	l	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1
Small-pox	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles	13	6	7	5	3	4	1	..	..		..	4	2	..	..	..	7	7
Scarlet Fever	2	1	1	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	2
Whooping Cough	3	2	1	1	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	15
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup	15	10	5	2	..	6	6		1	..	..	2	..	3	5	1	4	2
Influenza	19	8	11				1		3	5	10	1	3	1	6	2	6	2
Erysipelas	2	1	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	1	2
Cerebro-spinal Fever	2	1	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..
Other Epidemic Diseases	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	135
Pulmonary Tuberculosis	199	119	80	1	..	1	..	40	89	52	16	49	20	26	34	23	47	11
Tuberculous Meningitis	11	6	5	..	2	1	4	2	1	1	..	..	1	3	3	4	..	,i2
Abdominal Tuberculosis	4	4		..	1	..	..	..	2	1	..	1	1	..	1	1	..	14
Other Tuberculous Diseases	15	10	5	..	..	1	1	5	3	4	1	2	1	4	1	2	5	2
Other Tuberculous Diseases	10	6	4	..	..	..	1	..	4	5	..	1	..	3	4	1	1	397
Cancer, Malignant Disease	604	269	335	..	..	..	..	1	49	265	289	103	63	101	123	52	162	7
Rheumatic fever	7	?.	5	..	..	..	3	1	1	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	4	23
Diabetes	38	17	21	..	..	..	1	l	2	9	25	7	b	10	9	..	7	30
Other General Disease	46	18	28	..	1	2	1	1	9	11	21	8	4	11	6	5	12	1
Alcoholism	4	2	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	4	..	..	..	1	2	..	1	..
Meningitis	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	14
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy	14	9	5	i	3	1	2	..	4	..	3	..	1	5	5	..	3	44
Convulsions	105	40	65	..	..	..	..	..	3	37	65	22	10	10	31	6	26	1
Other Diseases of Nervous System	1	1		1	..		..	..		..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	48
Organic Diseases of Heart	67	37	30	..	..	..	1	5	14	25	22	12	8	10	16	6	15	380
Other Diseases of Circulatory System	971	425	546	..	..	..		2	21	156	792	180	69	201	187	100	234	250
Bronchitis	497	227	270	1	..	1	1	8	22	136	328	68	69	84	99	38	139	12
Bronchitis	151	83	68	3	1	..	1	1	6	28	111	31	7	23	26	15	49	10
Broncho-Pneumonia	140	73	67	17	4	6	1	2	9	28	73	23	21	17	26	15	38	2
Lobar Pneumonia	33	23	10	2	1	..	2	1	5	12	10	..	5	5	4	4	15	2
Pneumonia (type not distinguished)	36	20	16	2	1	1	3	2	7	10	10	7	2	..	6	7	7	a
Other Diseases of Respiratory System	20	9	11	..	..	..	..	..	1	11	8	2	3	2	4	2	13	2
Ulcer of Stomach	33	21	12	..	..	..	..	..	4	13	16	6	2	3	5	4	1	2
Diarrhœa	22	12	10	22	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1	7	6	6	7	2
Enteritis	26	9	17	23	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	5	2	4	8	..	7	2
Appendictis and Typhlitis	21	9	12	..	..	1	1	2	3	7	7	4	2	1	3	4	6	2
obstruction of Intestines	27	13	14	..	1	..	2	..	..	9	15	8	6	1	4	2	..	2
Cirrhosis of Liver	10	7	3	..	..	1	..	..	..	4	5	3	3	1	2	1	4	2
Other Diseases of Liver	20	10	10	..	..	..	..	..	3	8	9	2	1	4	6	3	13	2
OtherDiseases of Digestive Ststem	46		24	1	..	..	3	1	4	21	16	8	7	5	9	4	32	2
Nephritis and Bright's Disease	119	68	51	..	..	..	1	5	16	2(5	71	23	14	18	20	12	7	2
Other Diseases of Urinary System	53	41	12	2	..	..	..	..	2	13	36	11	5	6	16	..	..	2
Diseases of Generative Ststem	5		5	..	..	..	..	..	2	2	i	1	1	1	2	..	..	2
Puerperal FeverPuerperal Fever	2		2	..	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	..	1	..	4	2
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth	11		11	..	..	..	..	3	7	1	..	3	1	1	2	..	12 ..	2
Premature BirthPremature Birth	52	22	30	52	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11	1	14	8	..	8	2
Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion	36	21	15	34	2	..	..	..	..	..	..	5	6	6	8	3	4	2
Other Diseases of Early Infancy	15	11	4	15	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	5	..	24	2
Old Age	98	31	67	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	97	18	8	14	27	..	29	2
Deaths from Accident	106	53	53	3		3	6	9	12	22	51	17	lb	17	23	..	11	2
Deaths from Suicide	52	31	21	..	..	..	..	5	16	26	5	9	7	11	11	..	1	2
Other Violent Deaths	4	2	2	..	..	..	..		3	1		1	1	1	..		1	2
Other defined Diseases	11	6	5	..	..	..	1	2	2	2	4	2	..	2	1	..	1	2
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown	2	1	1	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	1	..	..		2
All causes	3802	1819	1983	189	24	29	46	100	333 960		2121	668	380	647	768	360	979	230

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Table: Table IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1938.