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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 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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In the next Table the number of deaths in Institutions outside
the Borough is given in detail.
| CAUSES OF death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions, etc. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 5 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries | General and Special Hospitals, &c. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 15 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 13 |
| Influenza | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 2 | 1 | I | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 133 | 78 | 54 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 34 | 15 | 44 | 81 | 32 | 19 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | '3 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 121 | 48 | 73 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 48 | 13 | 29 | 64 | 54 | 3 | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 14 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 36 | 16 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 3 | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 72 | 51 | 21 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 33 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 90 | 47 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 28 | 54 | 20 | 16 | ... |
| Other diseases of Circulatory System | 40 | 22 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 5 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 47 | 17 | 30 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 2 | ... | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 17 | 13 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 2 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 23 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 22 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | ... | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 20 | 7 | 13 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 33 | 16 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Mal formation | 42 | 25 | 17 | 40 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 19 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 117 | 47 | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 117 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 36 | 109 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| Deaths from Accident | 51 | 31 | 20 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 34 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from Suicide | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| I ll-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 1180 | 604 | 576 | 123 | 32 | 45 | 54 | 57 | 188 | 311 | 37o | 241 | 100 | 337 | 145 | 357 | 627 | 412 | 25 | |