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Wandsworth 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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16 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1962
TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1962
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 13 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 93 | 55 | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 55 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 19 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 252 | 206 | 46 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 100 | 142 | 65 | 76 | 56 | 55 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 86 | — | 86 | — | — | — | 6 | 39 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 16 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 39 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 412 | 209 | 203 | — | — | — | 18 | 129 | 265 | 95 | 115 | 128 | 74 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 38 | 20 | 18 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Diabetes | 27 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 560 | 199 | 361 | — | — | — | 6 | 73 | 481 | 138 | 180 | 140 | 102 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 856 | 494 | 362 | — | — | — | 24 | 215 | 617 | 233 | 241 | 215 | 167 |
| Hypertension, with Heart Disease | 73 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 61 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Other Heart Disease | 927 | 302 | 625 | — | — | — | 13 | 63 | 851 | 123 | 574 | 127 | 103 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 223 | 88 | 135 | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | 184 | 63 | 72 | 53 | 35 |
| Influenza | 24 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 312 | 127 | 185 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 248 | 61 | 129 | 80 | 42 |
| Bronchitis | 271 | 165 | 106 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 59 | 209 | 63 | 107 | 65 | 36 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 31 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 37 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhoea | 24 | 9 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 22 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 32 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease | 422 | 156 | 266 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 255 | 85 | 190 | 80 | 67 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 55 | 32 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 13 |
| All Other Accidents | 63 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 8 |
| Suicide | 59 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All Causes | 5,010 | 2,271 | 2,739 | 122 | 11 | 8 | 178 | 1,019 | 3,672 | 1,120 | 1,907 | 1,156 | 827 |