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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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| TOOTING. 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 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 |
| Croup | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 21 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 18 | 4 | 4 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 13 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 32 | 16 | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 22 | 2 | 37 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 23 | 4 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 7 | 13 |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 28 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 19 | 5 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 84 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 8 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 30 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 15 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 43 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 76 |
| All causes | 344 | 175 | 169 | 134 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 55 | 400 |