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. 177
CLAPHAM, 1904. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 33 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic Influenza | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtherial, Membranous Croup | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteritis | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Septic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 68 | 45 | 23 | ... | ... | 16 | 10 | 52 | ... | 21 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
Cancer | 59 | 25 | 34 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 38 | 19 | 28 |
Premature Birth | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Developmental Diseases | 4i | 24 | 17 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Old Age | 47 | 16 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 2 |
Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 41 | 21 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 23 | ... |
Acute Bronchitis | 25 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... |
Chronic Bronchitis | 36 | 21 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 25 | 1 |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ... |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 34 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... |
Diseases of Stomach | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 21 | 11 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... |
Deaths by Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
All other causes | 161 | 75 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 61 | 3 |
All causes | 781 | 399 | 382 | 183 | 79 | 14 | 30 | 254 | 221 | 58 |