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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.
The outbreak seems to have occurred simultaneously in every
part of the Borough, and, judging from the mortality returns,
the whole of London suffered at the same time.
The following Table shows the sex and ages at which death from Influenza occurred:— TABLE XX.
| Under 1 year. | 1-2 yrs. | 2-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs. | 45-65 yrs. | 65 and over. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January to 28th Sept.— | |||||||||
| Males | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
| Females | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 |
| 29th Sept. to 4th January— | |||||||||
| Males | 11 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 133 | 38 | 22 | 303 |
| Females | 6 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 92 | 204 | 52 | 30 | 457 |
| Total | 19 | 17 | 49 | 73 | 139 | 364 | 107 | 66 | 834 |
In Institutions in the Borough during the epidemic, 27 deaths
from Influenza occurred in the Fountain Temporary Asylum,
15 in the Middlesex County Asylum, seven in the Tooting Bee
Asylum, one in The Prison, 19 in the Grove Military Hospital, 18
in the 3rd London General Hospital, five in the Royal Victoria
Patriotic Asylum, two in the South London Hospital for Women,
two in Putney Hospital, six in Queen Mary Hospital, Roehampton,
and 14 in other institutions.
No deaths occurred in the Workhouse or the Intermediate
Schools.
186 of the deaths from Influenza, 67 of males and 119 of
females, occurred in Institutions outside the Borough, over 50