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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Parish of Streatham.
79
Deaths in sub-district at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages) | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||
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Causes of Death. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | "St. Anne's Home. | Middlesex County Asylum. | ||
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 24 | 7 | 14 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 14 | .. | 10 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza . | 16 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 35 | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Enteritis | 24 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Phthisis | 63 | .. | 2 | 1 | 18 | 39 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | |
Other Tubercular | |||||||||||
Diseases | 9 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
Cancer, Malignant | |||||||||||
Disease | 40 | 1 | 22 | 17 | |||||||
Bronchitis | 69 | 9 | fi | 16 | 38 | 4 | |||||
Pneumonia | 53 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 1 | ||||
Pleurisy | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Other Diseases of | |||||||||||
Respiratory Organs | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Venereal Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 69 | 68 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Diseases | 98 | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 46 | 39 | .. | .. | 4 | |
Accidents | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | ||
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All other Causes | 251 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 111 | .. | .. | 11 | |
All Causes .. | 825 | 189 | 68 | 31 | 48 | 255 | 234 | .. | 32 |
* 18 deaths occurred in thi3 Institution, all of which related to "non-residents."
† 14 deaths occurred in this Institution, all oi which related to 14 non-residents,"