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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 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In the next Table the number of deaths in Institutions outside
the Borough is given in detail.
D eaths in P ublic I nstitutions, &c ., outside the Borough, of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1919 .
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Poor Law Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals, &c. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 34 | 16 | 18 | ... | 1 | 14 | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ... | 31 |
| Influenza | 34 | 36 | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 13 | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 122 | 59 | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 29 | 56 | 33 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 117 | 49 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 35 | 52 | ... | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diabetes | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ||
| Other General Diseases | 10 | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 37 | 19 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 4 | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 73 | 43 | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 29 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 177 | 77 | 100 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 126 | 33 | 18 | 58 | 18 | 50 | 133 | 23 | 21 | ... |
| Other diseases of Circulatory System | 36 | 20 | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 17 | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 65 | 33 | 32 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 52 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 13 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhæa | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 17 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ... | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 51 | 36 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | I | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 15 | 5 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 22 | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 31 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 46 | 16 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| Deaths from Ace dent | 59 | 40 | 19 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
| Deaths from Suicidc | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other defined Diseases | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
| All causes | 1225 | 623 | 602 | 87 | 17 | 36 | 68 | 83 | 225 | 297 | 412 | 251 | 106 | 379 | 139 | 350 | 644 | 415 | 110 | 56 |
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