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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. . | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercular | 50 | 49 | 41 | 42 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 21 | 34 | 38 | 34 | |
| Nervous | 77 | 68 | 77 | 72 | |
| Circulatory | 37 | 28 | 46 | 35 | |
| Respiratory | 65 | 95 | 127 | 111 | |
| Digestive | 35 | 29 | 36 | 32 | |
| Urinary | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | |
| Generative | 7 | 3 | .. | 4 | |
| Locomotory | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | |
| Integumentary | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 44 | 45 | 41 | 45 | |
| Malformation | |||||
| Low Vitality | |||||
| Age | 20 | 40 | 29 | 40 | |
| Violence | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | |
| Ill-defined or Not specified | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | |
Many of the causes of death under these headings
differ so little from their averages, that comment is
unnecessary.
The deaths from respiratory diseases, although above
the average of past years, were less than last year, and
contributed 111 deaths to the total mortality.
Respiratory diseases were accountable for one-fifth of
the total mortality as compared with one-fourth in the
year 1891.
There was a slight decrease of deaths from cancer,
and a considerable decline in deaths from tubercular
diseases compared with past years, although a little in
excess of last year.