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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— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23. Appendicitis and typhlitis | M. | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | _ |
| F. | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| 25. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 71 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 15 |
| F. | 56 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | |
| 26. Puerperal sepsis | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 6 | - | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | |
| 28. Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth. | M. | 62 | 58 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F. | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| 29. Suicide | M. | 40 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| F. | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
| 30. Other deaths from violence | M. | 84 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
| F. | 54 | 4 | — | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| 31. Other defined diseases | M. | 311 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 94 | 51 | 87 |
| F. | 321 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 58 | 63 | 117 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |