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Wandsworth 1953
[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 1953
| 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 | 67 | 46 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | 23 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 1,056 | 490 | 566 | 1 | — | 1 | 67 | 397 | 590 | 223 | 231 | 425 | 177 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Diabetes | 30 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 473 | 172 | 301 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 97 | 365 | 128 | 130 | 123 | 92 |
| Diseases of Heart | 1,622 | 672 | 950 | — | — | — | 18 | 201 | 1,403 | 349 | 694 | 306 | 273 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 250 | 97 | 153 | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | 213 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 52 |
| Influenza | 64 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 49 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 261 | 136 | 125 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 183 | 58 | 59 | 87 | 57 |
| Bronchitis | 353 | 208 | 145 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 63 | 281 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 84 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 37 | 19 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 54 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhoea | 20 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 43 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 31 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease | 324 | 141 | 183 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 176 | 92 | 78 | 88 | 66 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 25 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| All other Accidents | 75 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 12 |
| Suicide | 36 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | 6 | 5 | I | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
| All Causes | 4,919 | 2,216 | 2,703 | 104 | 41 | 30 | 220 | 1,009 | 3,515 | 1,131 | 1,506 | 1,369 | 913 |