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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TOOTING. 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. | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 43 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16. |
Asiatic Cholera Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | ...... | .. | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 18 | 7 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .. | 40 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Alcoholism | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Cancer | 12 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 11 |
Premature Birth | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Developmental Diseases | 31 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | 13 | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 49 |
Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 13 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 |
Acute Bronchitis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
Chronic Bronchitis | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 |
Diseases of Stomach | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Obstruction of Intestines | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 34 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 60 | ||
All causes | 254 | 134 | 120 | 97 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 40 | 338 |