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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | 103 | 101 | 90 | 115 | 118 | 154 | 154 | 159 | 178 | 147 | 202 | 222 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 246 | 256 | 228 | 234 | 256 | 245 | 276 | 309 | 305 | 374 | 388 | 314 |
| Circulatory „ | 180 | 185 | 179 | 172 | 206 | 271 | 261 | 254 | 325 | 339 | 298 | 320 |
| Respiratory „ | 510 | 453 | 488 | 340 | 486 | 369 | 355 | 485 | 469 | 577 | 477 | 550 |
| Premature Birth | 170 | 183 | 215 | 164 | 218 | 189 | 216 | 207 | 248 | 242 | 274 | 308 |
| Violence | 54 | 61 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 81 | 81 | 109 | 114 | 127 |
| All other Diseases | 650 | 696 | 712 | 631 | 687 | 663 | 667 | 706 | 641 | 924 | 951 | 952 |
| Totals | 1913 | 1935 | 1971 | 1722 | 2041 | 1960 | 1988 | 2201 | 2247 | 2712 | 2704 | 2793 |
The above were the cause of 83.9 per cent. of the total deaths,
compared with 85.3 per cent. in 1901.
Cancer.
The total number of deaths from Cancer, which includes all
forms of malignant disease, was 222, compared with 202 in 1901.
The corrected death-rate was .90, compared with .86 in 1901.
The number of deaths and the death-rate in each parish was
as follows:—Clapham 60 and 1.09, Putney 25 and .97, Streatham
66 and .84, Tooting 10 and .52, and Wandsworth 61 and .89.
Of the total number of deaths, 86 were males and 136
females.
The total number of deaths is 45 above the corrected average,
and the rate is the highest that has been registered since 1885,
the last year for which definite statistics could be obtained.