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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages) | Institutions, etc. | |||||||||||||||||
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| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under i year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Workhouse and Workhouse Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals. &c. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Influenza | 1 | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 125 | 68 | 57 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 23 | 57 | 29 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 52 | 70 | 36 | 16 | 3 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 21 | 10 | 11 | ... | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ... | 8 | 13 | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 12 | 4 | 8 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 12 | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Other Infective Diseases | 22 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 118 | 56 | 62 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 64 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 32 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 62 | 10 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 15 | 5 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 42 | 24 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Convulsions | I | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | I | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 74 | 52 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 22 | 15 | J3 | 45 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 35 | 41 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 2 7 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| Other diseases of Circulatory System | 39 | 21 | 18 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 36 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 1 | ... | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | I | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | I | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | |||||
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 17 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | I | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 11 | 8 | 3 | I | ... | I | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ||
| Ulcer of Stomach | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 59 | 39 | 20 | 37 | 16 | 4 | I | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 14 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 | I | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | I | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3. | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 2 | ... | ||
| Nephritis and Bl ight's Disease | 47 | 26 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 21 | x9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | II | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 33 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 11 | ... | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 88 | 27 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 82 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| Deaths from Accident | 47 | 33 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from Suicide | II | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | I | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | I | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | |||
| Other defined Diseases | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | I | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Ill-denned Diseases or unknown | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| All causes | ,1,1,55 | 621 | 534 | 134 | 63 | 37 | 43 | 67 | 226 | 305 | 280 | 235 | 89 | 319 | 160 | 352 | 600 | 425 | 113 | 17 |