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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. 23
The following Table shows the sex and ages at which death
from Influenza in the various Sub-districts in the Borough occurred.
TABLE XVIII.
TABLE XVIII.
| Under year. | 1-2yrs. | 2-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 5-25 yrs. | 5-45 yrs. | 15-65 yrs. | 65 and over. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham— | |||||||||
| Males | — | 1 | - | 1 | 13 | 5 | 31 | ||
| Females | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Putney— | |||||||||
| Males | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 13 |
| Females | 14 | ||||||||
| Streatham— | |||||||||
| Males | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 46 | |||
| Females | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||
| Tooting | |||||||||
| Males | — | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | ||||
| Females | - | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Wandsworth— | |||||||||
| Males | - | 1 | - | 13 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Females | - | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 11 | 36 | ||
| Total- | |||||||||
| Males | 8 | 15 | 48 | 11 | 141 | ||||
| Females | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 28 | 169 | ||
| Grand Total — | 8 | 12 | 10 | 120 | 86 | 39 | 310 |
In Institutions in the Borough during the year 82 deaths
occurred, compared with 143 in 1918. Seven of these were in the
Springfield Mental Hospital, 12 in the Tooting Mental Hospital,
30 in Military hospitals, five in the Workhouse, three in Putney
Hospital, and 25 in other institutions.
70 of the deaths, 34 of males and 36 of females, occurred in
institutions outside the Borough. 56 of these deaths occurred in
Poor Law Infirmaries, 13 in General and Special Hospitals, and
one in another institution.
Diarrhoea.
58 deaths, 39 of males and 19 of females, occurred from all
forms of Diarrhoea and Enteritis during the year. Six of the
deaths occurred in Clapham, 11 in Putney, 15 in Streatham, seven
in Tooting, and 19 in Wandsworth). There was a decrease in all
the sub-districts, except Putney, compared with 1918. The
number of deaths is 90 below the corrected decennial average.