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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health,
TABLE LX1X.
EY. 1902. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at sub-joined ages. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 8 | 6 | 2 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 29 | 15 | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 21 | 2 | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Alcoholism | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | |
Cancer | 25 | 14 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 14 | .. | |
Premature Birth | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | 14 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. |
Meningitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 12 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | .. |
Acute Bronchitis | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. |
Chronic Bronchitis | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. |
..Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 15 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | .. |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 18 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 1 | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 16 | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 10 | .. |
Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
Female Genital Organs | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
All other causes | 87 | 44 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 26 | .. |
All causes | 373 | 199 | 174 | 72 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 144 | 87 | .. |