London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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12 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wands worth. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Diphtheria, and Membranous Croup | 41 | 18 | 23 | ... | 2 | 16 | 32 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | ... |
| Influenza | 310 | 140 | 170 | 8 | 5 | 11 | l0 | 30 | 121 | 86 | 39 | 74 | 27 | 103 | 35 | 71 | 74 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 288 | 148 | 140 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 51 | 129 | 84 | 14 | 52 | 30 | 97 | 32 | 77 | 95 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Cancer,Malignant Disease | 399 | 147 | 252 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 179 | 176 | 75 | 38 | 148 | 27 | 111 | 93 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 14 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 25 | 13 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Other General Diseases | 40 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 186 | 68 | 118 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 53 | 126 | 40 | 12 | 79 | 15 | 40 | |
| Convulsions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 131 | 77 | 54 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 37 | 121 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 489 | 212 | 277 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 38 | 119 | 313 | 81 | 37 | 186 | 41 | 144 | 97 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 112 | 66 | 46 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 12 | 38 | 67 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 21 |
| Bronchitis | 387 | 183 | 204 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ... | 8 | 78 | 259 | 87 | 25 | in | 37 | 127 | 34 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 85 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 23 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 34 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 84 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 21 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 37 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 22 | 12 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Diarrhæa | 23 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | ... |
| Enteritis | 23 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 16 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 28 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 15 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 35 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | I | 13 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 114 | 70 | 44 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 59 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 23 | 26 | |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 44 | 39 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 16 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 98 | 55 | 43 | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 32 | 9 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 71 | 39 | 32 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Old Age | 232 | 80 | 152 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 231 | 63 | 18 | 72 | 10 | 69 | 338 |
| Deaths from Accident | 87 | 55 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 22 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 20 | 12 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4. | 34 |
| Other defined Diseases | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Ill defined Diseases or unknown | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | I | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 3752 | 1769 | 1987 | 71 | 84 | 145 | 166 | 532 | 902 | 1493 | 751 | 346 | 1345 | 352 | 1058 | 1169 | |