London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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. | Under I Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Under 1 Month. | I—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11 —12 Months. | Under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Common Infectious Diseases | ... | ... | ... | .14 | .14 | .14 | .42 | .42 | ... | .14 | .14 | .56 | .98 | .84 | 1.68 | .70 | 6.16 |
| II. Diarrhœal Diseases | .14 | .42 | .56 | .70 | 1.82 | 1.96 | 3.36 | 2.38 | 2.10 | 2.52 | 2.10 | 1.12 | .98 | .70 | .84 | .84 | 20.72 |
| III. Wasting Diseases | 16.94 | 3.78 | 2.66 | 1.96 | 25.34 | 4.62 | 1.96 | 2.38 | .84 | .56 | .70 | .42 | .28 | .42 | ... | .14 | 38.92 |
| IV. Tuberculous Diseases | .14 | ... | ... | ... | .14 | ... | .56 | .28 | .42 | .14 | .14 | .42 | .28 | .70 | .42 | .14 | 3.64 |
| V. Other causes | 2.66 | .84 | 1.12 | .84 | 5.46 | 4.62 | 2.94 | 2.38 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 2.10 | 1.96 | 1.68 | 1.96 | 2.66 | 1.68 | 31.36 |
| All Causes | 19.88 | 5.04 | 4.34 | 3.64 | 32.90 | 12.60 | 9.24 | 7.84 | 5.46 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 4.48 | 4.20 | 4.62 | 5.60 | 3.50 | 100.00 |