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.
Deaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1904.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under i year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Union Infirmary. | General and Special Hospitals, sc. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. |
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Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles ... | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic Influenza | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
Whooping Cough ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ...... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ...... | .... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 8 | ... |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
Enteritis | 15 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 | 14 | 1 | ... |
Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erjrsipelas | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Septic Diseases | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis of Meninges ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 65 | 33 | 32 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 41 | 24 | .... |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 15 | ... | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ... | |
Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Cancel ... | 68 | 35 | 33 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 53 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 43 | ... |
Premature Birth ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... |
Developmental Diseases | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ... | |
Old Ages | 27 | 10 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 10 | ... |
Meningitis | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
Organic Diseases of Heart ... | 64 | 3i | 33 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 54 | 10 | ... |
Acute Bronchitis ... | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | |
Chronic Bronchitis | 25 | 16 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ... | 11 | 20 | 5 | ... |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 21 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 12 | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | ... | 8 | 9 | 12 | ... |
Lobular (Broncho ) Pneumonia | 10 | 8 | 2 | I | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... |
Diseases of Stomach | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | |
Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | ... |
Cirrhosis of Liver... | 2 | 1 | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 22 | 10 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | ... |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 40 | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 9 | ... | ... |
Deaths by Suicide | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
All other causes | 168 | 98 | 70 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 93 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 47 | 12 | 5i | 57 | no | 1 |
All causes | 674 | 376 '298 | 59 | 65 | 28 | 49 | 327 | 146 | 168 | 66 | 160 | 55 | 225 | 318 | 345 | 11 |