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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Vital Statistics. 7
Table V.— Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1931.
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. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
Whooping Cough | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Influenza | 97 | 43 | 54 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 21 |
Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 280 | 150 | 130 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 62 | 122 | 79 | 12 | 43 | 18 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 89 | 118 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Other Infective Diseases | 13 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 575 | 269 | 306 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 224 | 300 | 86 | 57 | 97 | 129 | 53 | 153 | 289 |
Rheumatic Fever | 21 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
Diabetes | 42 | 18 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
Other General Diseases . | 73 | 23 | 50 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 37 |
Alcoholism | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 119 | 49 | 70 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 39 | 77 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 51 |
Convulsions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 135 | 76 | 59 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 40 | 106 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 814 | 338 | 476 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 35 | 157 | 616 | 152 | 62 | 131 | 171 | 82 | 216 | 405 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 264 | 120 | 144 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 67 | 178 | 18 | 34 | 47 | 66 | 15 | 54 | 75 |
Bronchitis | 270 | 128 | 142 | 16 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 51 | 195 | 58 | 25 | 52 | 47 | 20 | 68 | 71 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 97 | 52 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | l | 3 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 52 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 60 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 38 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 31 | 10 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | 21 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | ... | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
Diarrhœa | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Enteritis | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 31 | 17 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 31 | 13 | 18 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 19 | 12 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | 8 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 20 | 11 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 56 | 29 | 27 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 44 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 181 | 91 | 90 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 16 | 73 | 84 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 42 | 110 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 63 | 56 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 48 |
Diseases of Generative System | 12 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Puerperal Fever | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 |
Premature Birth | 72 | 42 | 30 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation | 47 | 34 | 13 | 41 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 27 | 16 | 11 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
Old Age | 140 | 68 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 140 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 40 | 48 |
Deaths from Accident | 116 | 69 | 47 | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 101 |
Deaths from Suicide | 43 | 26 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 17 |
Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Defined Diseases | 26 | 10 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
All causes | 3995 | 1934 | 2061 | 259 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 157 | 408 | 1096 | 1991 | 696 | 380 | 668 | 816 | 390 | 1045 | 1982 |