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Wandsworth 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics
Table III is the general mortality Table for the whole Borough and shows the number of deaths from each cause divided into sexes, age groups and sub-districts.
TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1951.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (all ages). | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Putney. | Central. | Clapham. | Streatham. | |
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 95 | 66 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 46 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 12 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 714 | 369 | 345 | — | 1 | — | 44 | 251 | 418 | 173 | 219 | 164 | 158 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Diabetes | 32 | 15 | 17 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 466 | 171 | 295 | — | — | — | 6 | 95 | 365 | 124 | 105 | 122 | 115 |
| Diseases of Heart | 1359 | 639 | 720 | — | — | — | 21 | 224 | 1114 | 344 | 428 | 326 | 251 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 205 | 97 | 108 | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 171 | 50 | 62 | 52 | 41 |
| Influenza | 122 | 56 | 66 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 27 | 90 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 25 |
| Pneumonia | 161 | 74 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 123 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 31 |
| Bronchitis | 375 | 222 | 153 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 292 | 92 | 103 | 105 | 75 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 36 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 54 | 44 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhoea | 26 | 10 | 16 | 5 | — | —_ | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 52 | 20 | 32 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Pregnancy. Childbirth, Abortion | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 45 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease | 292 | 136 | 156 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 46 | 155 | 73 | 104 | 59 | 56 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 28 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| All other Accidents | 66 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 14 |
| Suicide | 35 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All causes | 4272 | 2115 | 2157 | 106 | 16 | 21 | 203 | 930 | 2996 | 1092 | 1265 | 1043 | 872 |