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.
WANDSWORTH 1902 Causes of Deaths. | Deaths in Sub-District at sub-joined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
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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. | ||
Small-cox | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. |
Measles | 38 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Epidemic Influenza Whooping Cough | 23 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
15 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhcea, Dysentery | 40 | 22 | 18 | 35 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
Enteritis | 22 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 3 | |||||
Other Continued Fevers | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
Erysii elas | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Puerperal Fever | ||||||||||
Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | l | .. | 4 | .. | 1 |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
Cachexia | ||||||||||
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 64 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 16 | ||
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Cancer | 61 | 28 | 33 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 38 | 22 | 1 |
Premature Birth | 46 | 32 | 14 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Developmental Diseases | 58 | 29 | 29 | 53 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Old Age | 55 | 26 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | |
Meningitis | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 53 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 2 | ||
Acute Bronchitis | 54 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |
Chronic Bronchitis | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 38 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | i | 2 | 23 | 8 | |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 63 | 37 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Diseases of Stomach | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 10 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
Deaths by Suicide | 11 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
All other causes | 168 | 95 | 73 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 83 | 17 | 71 |
All Causes | 1026 | 549 | 477 | 301 | 123 | 53 | 33 | 321 | 195 | 162 |