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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| I | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 45 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 30 | 52 | 4 | ... | 1 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| hooping Cough | 59 | 25 | 34 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ||||||
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 37 | 9 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 11 | 51 | ||||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 73 | 33 | 52 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 19 | |||||
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 13 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |||||
| Enteritis | 14 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 5 | |||||||
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | |||
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 58 | 32 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 3 | ... | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 273 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 195 | 14 | 54 | 17 | 24 | 101 | 93 | ||||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 51 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Alcoholism | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Cancer | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 173 | 95 | 59 | 30 | 39 | 75 | 52 | ||||
| Premature Birth | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Developmental Diseases | 175 | 95 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 13 | 45 | 35 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Old Age | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 57 | |||||
| Meningitis | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ||||||
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 153 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 71 | 44 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 38 | >3 | |||
| Acute Bronchitis | 139 | 79 | 13 | ... | ... | 46 | 29 | 50 | 7 | ||||||
| Chronic Bronchitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 97 | 31 | 15 | 54 | |||||||
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 97 | 55 | 42 | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 45 | |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneu | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| monia | 75 | 74 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 57 | ||||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 45 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 41 | 25 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 32 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 11 | ... | 11 | |||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | ... | 3 | 13 | 53 | 30 | 23 | |||||||||
| Tumours & other Affections | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| of Female Genital Organs | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 15 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | |||
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 77 | 54 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 24 | |||||
| Deaths by Suicide | ... | ... | 3 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | I | |
| All other causes | 356 | 355 | 51 | 19 | 307 | 156 | 63 | 150 | |||||||
| All causes | 3.380 | 1,669 | 1,711 | 92 | 131 | 1,186 | 723 | 309 | 923 | 1,045 | 818 | ||||