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Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 11
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 20 | 7 | 13 | ... | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 43 |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 64 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 95 |
| Influenza | 81 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 331 | 170 | 161 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 76 | 158 | 79 | 13 | 62 | 31 | 84 | 53 | 101 | 55 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 29 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | ... | i | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... | 9 | 5 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 412 | 182 | 230 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 36 | 192 | 182 | 76 | 39 | 146 | 37 | 114 | 83 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 15 | 5 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 29 | 17 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Other General Diseases | 37 | 11 | 26 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 145 | 58 | 87 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 43 | 98 | 28 | 15 | 53 | 18 | 31 | 43 |
| Convulsions | 15 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 123 | 70 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 37 | 14 | 38 | 71 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 415 | 177 | 238 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 | 43 | 104 | 254 | 82 | 3b | 150 | 42 | 105 | 63 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 143 | 74 | 69 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 80 | 29 | 20 | 56 | 9 | 29 | 24 |
| Bronchitis | 308 | 143 | 165 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 21b | 58 | 2b | 100 | 37 | 87 | 35 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 108 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 41 | 10 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 50 | 27 | 23 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 83 | 47 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 14 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 36 | 18 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 18 | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 60 | 35 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 48 | 25 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 21 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 32 | 13 | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 12 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 50 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 101 | 54 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 35 | 25 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 12 | .. | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Child-birth | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 73 | 41 | 32 | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 86 | 53 | 33 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 20 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 25 | 16 | 9 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Old Age | 227 | 72 | 155 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 227 | 53 | 19 | 73 | 17 | 65 | 316 |
| Deaths from Accident | 89 | 60 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | a30 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 33 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 31 | 21 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 27 | 11 | 16 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| All causes | 3555 | 1719 | 1836 | 418 | 70 | 61 | 141 | 179 | 464 | 845 | 1377 | 662 | 326 | 1158 | 410 | 999 | 1088 |