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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WANDSWORTH, 190j. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
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A 1 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 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Epidemic Influenza | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | ||
Whooping Cough | 16 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 16 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Croup | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhcea, Dysentery | 21 | ... | ... | 2 | ||||||
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteritis | 21 | 26 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |||
Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Tuberculosis of Lungs | ... | ... | 26 | |||||||
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ||||
Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cancer | 61 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Premature Eirth | 29 | 10 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Developmental Diseases | 29 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Old Age | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Meningitis | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ||||||
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Organic Diseases of Heart | 48 | 16 | 1 | ... | 16 | |||||
Acute Bronchitis | 18 | 1 | ... | 6 | ||||||
Chronic Bronchitis | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||||
Lobular (Broncho ) Pneumonia | 22 | 16 | 18 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |||
Diseases of Stomach | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||
Obstruction of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||
Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 21 | ... | 2 | 11 | 2 | ... | ||||
Deaths by Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |||
Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
All other causes | 190 | 96 | 11 | 67 | ||||||
All causes | 1077 | 276 | 146 | 161 |
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