Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | |||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 82 | 18 | 59 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 13 | 6 | 32 | |||
Scarlet Fever | 16 | .. | 9 | 6 | l | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 85 | |
Whooping Cough | 45 | 24 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 41 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 102 | |
Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 26 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 56 | |
Other Continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 87 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 31 | 7 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 156 | 135 | 13 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 62 | 2 | |
Enteritis | 84 | 63 | 10 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | 17 | 24 | 12 | 31 | 3 | ||
Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | |
Phthisis | 267 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 173 | 13 | 73 | 22 | 63 | 17 | 92 | 58 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 107 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 6 | |
Cancer | 147 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 91 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 14 | |
Bronchitis | 275 | 56 | 26 | .. | .. | 71 | 122 | 90 | 14 | 69 | 24 | 78 | 15 | |
Pneumonia | 268 | 60 | 49 | 7 | 16 | 97 | 39 | 56 | 29 | 53 | 25 | 105 | 11 | |
Pleurisy | 17 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .. | 5 | 1 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Alcoholism | 29 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | 16 | 2 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | 14 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 8 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Premature Birth | 212 | 241 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 68 | 19 | 69 | 27 | 59 | 3 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 339 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 168 | 142 | 73 | 34 | 98 | 25 | 109 | 26 | |
Accidents | 84 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 9 | |
Suicides | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
All other Causes | 781 | 136 | 41 | 28 | 24 | 233 | 322 | 212 | 83 | 251 | 54 | 184 | 114 | |
All Causes | 3183 | 825 | 322 | 109 | 155 | 1041 | 772 | 809 | 317 | 825 | 245 | 987 | 477 |