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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 1918
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE IX. Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the year 1918.
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 45 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 58 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 12 | ... |
| Diphtheria, and Membranous Croup | 35 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Influenza | 834 | 338 | 496 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 73 | 134 | 370 | 109 | 63 | 164 | 75 | 241 | 81 | 273 | 143 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 368 | 189 | 179 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 71 | 168 | 101 | 15 | 62 | 34 | 104 | 58 | 110 | 167 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 34 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 13 | 7 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 38 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Cancer,Malignant Disease | 375 | 160 | 215 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | 167 | 172 | 76 | 37 | 135 | 28 | 99 | 97 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 11 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Diabetes | 20 | 6 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Other General Diseases | 32 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 180 | 79 | 101 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 45 | 123 | 39 | 10 | 75 | 16 | 40 | 28 |
| Convulsions | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 130 | 65 | 65 | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 55 | 10 | 31 | 67 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 425 | 178 | 247 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 127 | 226 | 74 | 39 | 144 | 46 | 122 | 63 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 116 | 56 | 60 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 73 | 29 | 10 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 293 | 148 | 145 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 3 | ... | 16 | 60 | 172 | 62 | 24 | 91 | 32 | 84 | 20 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 133 | 75 | 58 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 16 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 46 | 2 I | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 168 | 80 | 82 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 61 | 65 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 46 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 20 | 10 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Diarrhœa | 33 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Enteritis | 63 | 35 | 28 | 48 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 7 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 23 | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 53 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 35 | 15 | 20 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 124 | 67 | 57 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 27 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 40 | 34 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 34 | 28 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 76 | 43 | 33 | 76 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 89 | 51 | 38 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Old Age | 211 | 64 | 147 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 210 | 55 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 54 | 373 |
| Deaths from Accident | 74 | 40 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 25 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 23 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 |
| Other defined Diseases | 18 | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 6 |
| All causes | 4407 | 2045 | 2362 | 417 | 137 | 183 | 217 | 295 | 860 | 943 | 1355 | 884 | 381 | 1370 | 487 | 1285 | 1448 |