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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 104 | 51 | 53 | 21 | 75 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | 23 | 9 | 49 | ... 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 25 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 57 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 3. |
| Whooping Cough Diphtneria, Membranous | 45 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 13 | 8 | 16 | ... |
| Croup | 41 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 45 |
| Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 18 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 134 | 182 | 52 | 110 | 14 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 22 | ... 20 | 22 | 21 | 49 | ... 3 |
| Epidemic or Zymotic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 74 | 45 | 29 | 70 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 28 | ... |
| Enteritis Other Continued Fevers | 93 | 58 | 35 | 67 | 16 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 13 | ..9 | 23 | 13 | 35 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ... 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Intermittent Fever and | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malarial Cachexia | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 22 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | 6 | 13 95 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs Other forms of Tuber | 283 | 158 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 203 | i5 | 68 | 66 | 32 | 91 | ||
| culosis | 59 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 13 |
| Alcoholism | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Cancer | 242 | 88 | 154 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 159 | 79 | 1 0 | 27 | 72 | 23 | 61 | 48 |
| Premature Birth | 112 | 65 | 47 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 29 | 5 |
| Developmental Diseases | 186 | 102 | 84 | 178 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4' | 15 | 45 | 28 | 57 | 5 |
| Old Age | 218 | 78 | 140 | 218 | 47 | 19 | 7° | 19 | 63 | 115. | |||||
| Meningitis | 33 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Inflammation and Soften | |||||||||||||||
| ing of Brain | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| Organic uiseases of Heart | 147 | 62 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 4 | 74 | 59 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 48 | 8 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 125 | 50 | 75 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 27 | 12 | 52 | 5. |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 120 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 38 | 82 | 36 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 17 | ||
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneu | |||||||||||||||
| monia | 121 | 74 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 14 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneu | |||||||||||||||
| monia | 118 | 65 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 4 | ... | 4 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 31 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 28 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | ... | 6 | 12 | ... | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | a | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 40 | 1 5 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 7 6 | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's | |||||||||||||||
| Disease | 104 | 52 | 52 | ... | 2 | 4 | 61 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 33 | 22 | |
| Tumours & other Affections | |||||||||||||||
| of Feinale Genital Organs | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of | |||||||||||||||
| Parturition | 12 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | 1 |
| Deaths by Accident or | |||||||||||||||
| Negligence | 78 | 51 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Deaths bv Suicide | 23 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Deaths from ill-defined | |||||||||||||||
| causes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| All other causes | 663 | 329 | 334 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 277 | 240 | 161 | 65 | 204 | 43 | 190 | i57 |
| All causes... | 1,417 | 1,705 | 1,712 | 857 | 357 | 91 | _ ,3132 | 1,106 | 874 | 781 | 325 | 890 | 344 | 1,077 | 669 |