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Wandsworth 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
VITAL STATISTICS.—CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH
OF WANDSWORTH, 1928.
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 05— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES 3776 | M. | 1833 | 123 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 81 | 219 | 539 | 398 | 368 |
| F. | 1943 | 106 | 30 | 19 | 37 | 75 | 194 | 440 | 404 | 638 | |
| 1. Enteric Fever | M. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| 2. Small-pox | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles | M. | 20 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | M. | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping Cough | M. | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Diphtheria | M. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. Influenza | M. | 22 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| F. | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
| 8. Encephalitis lethargica | M. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 9. Meningococcal meningitis | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |