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Wimbledon 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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TABLE 6.
WIMBLEDON URBAN SANITARY AUTHORITY.

Table: Table showing Deaths from all causes and at different ages.

Table showing Deaths from all causes and at different ages.

Cause of Death.A G E S.
2.3.4.56.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and up wardsTotal.
Classes.
I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases3321611...3212...70
II.—Constitutional Diseases241596111557...65
III. Developmental Diseases13.....................412433
IV.—Local Diseases3419241114152424142163
V.—Deaths from Violence432323...1.........18
VI.—Deaths from Ill-Defined and Not Specified Causes121...............113...18
Totals984811132323294335386367
I.-Specific Febrile,or Zymotic Diseases
l. —M iasmatic Diseases.
Measles1132........................16
Scarlet Fever11...........................2
Whooping Cough52...........................7
Diphtheria...14.........1............6
Enteric or Typhoid Fever.....................1.........1
Membranous Croup...1...........................1
Influenza1...............1...11...4
2.—Diarrhceal Diseases
Diarrhoea243............11.........29
3.—Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas1........................1...2
Septicaemia.........1.....................1
Puerperal Fever............1..................1
II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Rheumatic Fever.........2.....................2
Rheumatism............1..................1
Gout...........................1...1
Cancer...............361355...32
Tabes Mesenterica1..............................1
Tubercular Meningitis12...........................3
Phthisis......127141...1...17
Other forms of Tuberculosis...2......11...............4
Anaemia.........1.....................1
Diabetes Mellitus...............11............2
Asthenia.....................1.........1
III —Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth7..............................7
Atelectasis2..............................2
Old Age........................411419
Aortic Stenosis...........................1...1
Marasmus4..............................4
IV.—Local Diseases.
1- Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes71...........................8
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain.....................164...11
Epilepsy.........11..................3
Convulsions9...1........................10
Paralysis Agitans..................1............1
2. — Diseases of Circulatory System.
Valvular Diseases of Heart.........1...2...21...17
Other Diseases of Heart......11114542...19
Fatty Degeneration of the Heart...........................1...1
Embolism............1..................1
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels1..............................1
Syncope..................31.........4
3. — Diseases of Respiratory System.
Laryngitis...2.........1...............3
Asthma.....................1.........1
Bronchitis53...............372...20
Pneumonia38......221122...21
4. — Diseases of Digestive System.
Dentition14...........................5
Inflammation of Stomach.....................1......12
Enteritis81...........................9
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine............1......2...2...5
Gastric Ulcer.........1.....................1
Peritonitis............122............5
Ascites...............1...............1
Cirrhosis of Liver............1......12......4
Typhlitis............1..................1
5.—Diseases of Urinary System.
Nephritis............112411...10
Stone in Bladder...............1...............1
Cystitis.....................1.........1
Uraemia...............1...............1
6.—Diseases of Reproductive System.
a. Organs of Generation
Female Organs
Sarcoma of Uterus..................11.........2
Fibrous Tumor of Uterus..................1............1
b. Accidents of Parturition.
Placenta praevia, Flooding............11...............2
7.—Diseases of Integumentary System.
Carbuncle........................1......1
V.—Deaths from Violence.
1.—Accident or Negligence.
Concussion of Brain......11.....................2
Fractures and Contusions...11...1......1.........4
Burn, Scald...2...........................2
Suffocation4..............................4
Lightning.........1.....................1
2.—Suicide.....................................
Poison.........1...1...............2
Drowning...............1...............1
Hanging...............1...............1
Otherwise............1..................1
VI.—Deaths from Ill-Defined andNot Specified Causes.
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition111.....................2...14
Haemorrhage.....................111...3
Causes not specified or Ill-Defined1..............................1