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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CLAPHAM. 1903. Cau&es of Death. | 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-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 4 | 12 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhtra, Dysentery | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 50 | 35 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 37 | 1 | 31 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 11 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | l |
Alcoholism | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Cancer | 51 | 17 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 25 | .. | 30 |
Premature Birth | 29 | 16 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 42 | 29 | 13 | 41 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | 54 | 20 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | .. |
Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Inflammation and softening of Brain .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 32 | 16 | 16 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
Acute Bronchitis | 20 | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. |
Chronic Bronchitis | 20 | 8 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 11 | .. |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 20 | 11 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | .. | .. |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pueumonia | 22 | 14 | 8 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
Diseases of Stomach.. | 8 | 3 | 5 | l | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. |
Obst uction of Intestines | 8 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 18 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 7 | .. |
Tumours and other affections of Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 140 | 67 | 73 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 62 | 3 | |
All causes | 682 | 345 | 337 | 153 | 61 | 18 | 35 | 219 | 196 | 73 |