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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16 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
Table IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1938.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging t0 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. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in public institution etc. | |
Enteric Fever | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .. | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Influenza | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 135 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 199 | 119 | 80 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 40 | 89 | 52 | 16 | 49 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 47 | 11 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 11 | 6 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | ,i2 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 14 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 15 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 397 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 604 | 269 | 335 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 49 | 265 | 289 | 103 | 63 | 101 | 123 | 52 | 162 | 7 |
Rheumatic fever | 7 | ?. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 23 |
Diabetes | 38 | 17 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | 2 | 9 | 25 | 7 | b | 10 | 9 | .. | 7 | 30 |
Other General Disease | 46 | 18 | 28 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Alcoholism | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 14 | 9 | 5 | i | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. | 3 | 44 |
Convulsions | 105 | 40 | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 37 | 65 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 48 | |||
Organic Diseases of Heart | 67 | 37 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 380 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 971 | 425 | 546 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 21 | 156 | 792 | 180 | 69 | 201 | 187 | 100 | 234 | 250 | |
Bronchitis | 497 | 227 | 270 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 136 | 328 | 68 | 69 | 84 | 99 | 38 | 139 | 12 |
Bronchitis | 151 | 83 | 68 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 111 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 49 | 10 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 140 | 73 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 73 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 38 | 2 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 36 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | .. | 6 | 7 | 7 | a |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 20 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 33 | 21 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Diarrhœa | 22 | 12 | 10 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Enteritis | 26 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .. | 7 | 2 |
Appendictis and Typhlitis | 21 | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
obstruction of Intestines | 27 | 13 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 20 | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
OtherDiseases of Digestive Ststem | 46 | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 2 | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 119 | 68 | 51 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2(5 | 71 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 53 | 41 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | .. | .. | 2 |
Diseases of Generative Ststem | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
Puerperal FeverPuerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 12 .. | 2 | |
Premature BirthPremature Birth | 52 | 22 | 30 | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | 14 | 8 | .. | 8 | 2 |
Congenital Debility and Malforma-tion | 36 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 15 | 11 | 4 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 24 | 2 |
Old Age | 98 | 31 | 67 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 97 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 27 | .. | 29 | 2 |
Deaths from Accident | 106 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 17 | lb | 17 | 23 | .. | 11 | 2 | |
Deaths from Suicide | 52 | 31 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |||
Other defined Diseases | 11 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
All causes | 3802 | 1819 | 1983 | 189 | 24 | 29 | 46 | 100 | 333 960 | 2121 | 668 | 380 | 647 | 768 | 360 | 979 | 230 |