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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
W andsworth district.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents in Institution the Distr | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 & under 2 years. | 2 & under 5 years. | 5 & under 15 years. | 15 & under 25 years. | 25 & under 45 years. | 45 & under 65 years. | 65 and 1 upwards. | |||
| All causes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Certified | 3,760 | 820 | 211 | 199 | 149 | 137 | 448 | 731 | 1,065 | 3,760 | |
| Uncertified | 16 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 230 | 41 | 80 | 76 | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | |
| Whooping Cough | 66 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 34 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 43 | |
| Influenza | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | I | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | I | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Chronic Poisonings | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 21 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Pthisis (Pulmonarv Tuber-culosis) | 280 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 128 | 76 | 21 | 104 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 58 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Other tuberculous Diseases | 51 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 321 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 35 | 154 | 128 | 45 | |
| Bronchitis | 225 | 34 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 37 | 133 | 38 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 115 | 52 | 16 | 18 | 1 | ... | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | |
| Pneumonia (all other forms) | 159 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 21 | 28 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 32 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 17 | 4 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 350 | 274 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 24 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2S | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 7 | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 128 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 53 | 21 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturi- tion | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | I | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 248 | 241 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 99 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 19 | |
| Suicides Other Defined Diseases | 21 1.173 | 72 | 12 | 31 | 3 35 | 7 127 | 6 270 | 5 617 | 7 44i | ||
| Diseases ill-defined or un-known | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| 3.776 | 823 | 211 | 199 | 151 | 139 | 45i | 733 | 1,069 | 850 | ||