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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PUTNEY. 1903. Causes 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. | ||
Smal!-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
typhus fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia .. *. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 20 | 11 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. |
Cancer | 24 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 17 | 9 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | 7 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 1 | |
Meningitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 11 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Acute Bronchitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Chronic Bronchitis | 9 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases of Stomach | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 9 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 9 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
All other causes | 61 | 30 | 3i | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
All causes | 299 | 142 | 157 | 73 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 96 | 82 | 13 |