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]
This page requires JavaScript
14
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.
table v.—causes of, and ages at death, during the year 1935.
causes of death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 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. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||||
Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 14 | 5 | 9 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
Influenza | 38 | 17 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 15 |
Erysipelas | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 216 | 114 | 102 | 1 | ... | l | 5 | 55 | 90 | 57 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 29 | 64 | 133 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 16 | 5 | 11 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | l | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Other Infective Diseases | 15 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 564 | 267 | 297 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 35 | 249 | 278 | 98 | 63 | 96 | 129 | 66 | 122 | 334 |
Rheumatic Fever | 26 | 12 | 14 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
Diabetes | 38 | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 8 | |
Other General Diseases | 51 | 20 | 31 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 8 | ... | 6 | 17 | 33 | |
Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | l | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 92 | 43 | 49 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 62 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Convulsions | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 101 | 63 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 68 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 949 | 415 | 534 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 24 | 179 | 740 | 175 | 90 | 171 | 188 | 73 | 252 | 490 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 405 | 165 | 240 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 12 | 91 | 291 | 60 | 57 | 73 | 99 | 28 | 88 | 173 |
Bronchitis | 167 | 85 | 82 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 43 | 103 | 82 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 50 | 55 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 76 | 36 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 48 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 33 | 17 | 16 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 36 | 23 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 29 | 14 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
Cancer of Stomach | 20 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Diarrhoea | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
Enteritis | 25 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 28 | 16 | 12 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 34 | 14 | 20 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ... | 12 | 31 | ||
Cirrhosis of Liver . | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | l | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 31 | 10 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 60 | 24 | 36 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 45 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 155 | 75 | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 17 | 51 | 78 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 88 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 63 | 49 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 19 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 47 |
Diseases of Generative System | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 |
Premature Birth | 45 | 29 | 16 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation | 43 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 28 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 17 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Old Age | 74 | 23 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 21 |
Deaths from Accident | 134 | 79 | 55 | 6 | 2 | ... | 9 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 117 |
Deaths from Suicide | 40 | 24 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
Other Violent Deaths | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Other Defined Diseases | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
All causes | 3777 | 1799 | 1978 | 209 | 22 | 29 | 62 | 124 | 333 | 1011 | 1987 | 685 | 332 | 640 | 795 | 337 | 928 | 2143 |