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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5 | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18. Other circulatory diseases | M. | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
| F. | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M. | 86 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| F. | 104 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 25 | 55 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 117 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
| F. | 91 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 20 | |
| 21. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 17 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| F. | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
| 22. Peptic ulcer | M. | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| F. | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. | M. | 19 | 16 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F. | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M. | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of liver | M. | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| F. | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | |
| 26. Other diseases of liver, etc. | M. | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M. | 32 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| F. | 43 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | |
| 28. Acute and chronic nephritis | M. | 82 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| F. | 91 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 19 | |
| 29. Puerperal sepsis | F. | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other puerperal causes | F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | M. | 92 | 87 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| F. | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 32. Senility | M. | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 38 |
| F. | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 64 | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | - |
| F. | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | |
| 34. Other violence | M. | 74 | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| F. | 49 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 35. Other defined diseases | M. | 182 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 38 | 27 |
| F. | 187 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined, or unknown | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |