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]
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14 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
T able IV.—C auses of, and A ges at D eath, during the Y ear 1937.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
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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. | Halham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions, erc. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Whooping Cough | 23 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
Influenza | 117 | 52 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 39 | 68 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 23 | 4 |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro spinal Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 197 | 120 | 77 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 35 | 85 | 66 | 10 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 51 | 12 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 22 | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Other Infective Diseases | 13 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 584 | 284 | 300 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 35 | 246 | 300 | 97 | 70 | 100 | 112 | 60 | 145 | 22 |
Rheumatic Fever | 28 | 11 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
Diabetes | 60 | 27 | 33 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 1 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 33 |
Other General Diseases | 49 | 20 | 29 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 |
Alcoholism | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Chronic Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Meningitis | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 82 | 26 | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 24 |
Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 109 | 55 | 54 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 32 | 86 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 939 | 359 | 580 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 169 | 746 | 155 | 79 | 180 | 191 | 110 | 224 | 559 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 535 | 270 | 265 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 16 | 140 | 370 | 87 | 59 | 75 | 128 | 34 | 152 | 244 |
Bronchitis | 256 | 142 | 114 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 59 | 180 | 50 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 76 | 120 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 128 | 68 | 60 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 94 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 40 | 24 | 16 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 40 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ii | 24 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. | 8 | 14 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 25 | 20 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
Diarrhœa | 21 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
Enteritis | 28 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 33 | 17 | 16 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 32 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 30 | 12/ | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 20 | 7 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 69 | 47 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 58 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 131 | 66 | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 14 | 40 | 69 | 29 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 25 | 67 |
Other Diseases of, Urinary System | 70 | 56 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 21 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 49 |
Diseases of Generative System | 11 | .. | 1 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 9 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 10 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Premature Birth | 56 | 36 | 20 | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 4 |
Congenital Debility and Malforma- tion | 48 | 26 | 22 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Other diseases of Early Infancy | 30 | 18 | 12 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Old Age | 91 | 30 | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 89 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 2 |
Deaths form Accident | 132 | 73 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 63 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 11 | |
Deaths from Suicide | 58 | 32 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 2 |
Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Other Defined Diseases | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
All causes | 4226 | 2045 | 2181 | 246 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 101 | 326 | 1132 | 2301 | 741 | 442 | 665 | 844 | 419 | 1115 | 2396 |