Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
(TABLE IV.)
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub.District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15r | 15 and under 25. | 25 and undt.r 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small.pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping: Cough. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous | ||||||||
| Croup | 6 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| \ Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever Entei ic | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1 | .. | .. |
| Other Continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea | 17 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Enteritis | 17 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Phthisis | 22 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 14 | 2 | .. |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 11 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | .. |
| Pneumonia | 29 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | .. |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory | ||||||||
| Organs | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| Venereal Diseases. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseai.es and Accidents of | ||||||||
| Parturition | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Heart Diseases | 34 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 17 | .. |
| Accidents | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Suicides | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| All other Causes | 83 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 32 | .. |
| All Causes | 317 | 81 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 109 | 75 | .. |