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Wandsworth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
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TABLE III. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1963
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ___ |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 101 | 46 | 55 | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 73 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 19 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 264 | 215 | 49 | — | — | — | 4 | 127 | 133 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 45 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 87 | 1 | 86 | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 48 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 15 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 24 | — | 24 | — | — | —. | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 409 | 203 | 206 | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | 130 | 250 | 105 | 113 | 124 | 67 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 24 | 10 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Diabetes | 21 | 7 | 14 | — | —_ | — | — | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 545 | 207 | 338 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 79 | 453 | 154 | 156 | 125 | 110 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 879 | 526 | 353 | — | — | — | 15 | 234 | 630 | 210 | 268 | 190 | 211 |
| Hypertension, with Heart Disease | 74 | 25 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | 16 | 30 | 14 | 14 |
| Other Heart Disease | 861 | 282 | 579 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 50 | 799 | 136 | 510 | 95 | 120 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 284 | 98 | 186 | — | — | — | 7 | 42 | 235 | 50 | 108 | 60 | 66 |
| 33 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia | 414 | 167 | 247 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 331 | 70 | 180 | 113 | 51 |
| Bronchitis | 377 | 231 | 146 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 76 | 291 | 68 | 140 | 103 | 66 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 37 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 38 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhoea | 23 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 33 | 18 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 27 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 30 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease | 394 | 141 | 253 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 80 | 226 | 92 | 165 | 88 | 49 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 46 | 29 | 17 | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| All other Accidents | 91 | 36 | 55 | 2 | 3 | _ | 22 | 18 | 46 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 13 |
| Suicide | 57 | 34 | 23 | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| All Causes | 5,222 | 2,422 | 2,800 | 126 | 15 | 15 | 196 | 1,072 | 3,798 | 1,152 | 1,973 | 1,167 | 930 |