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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| TOOTING. 1902. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at sub-joined Ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | 81 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 10 | 5 | 5 | l | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 82 |
| Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Dia rrhœa, Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 14 | 5 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 22 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cancer | 10 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 27 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | 18 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 |
| Meningitis | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 15 | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 13 | 5 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 1 | 8 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ||||||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
| Female Genital Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ..Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All other causes | 50 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | |
| All causes | 262 | 136 | 126 | 81 | 37 | 13 | " | 60 | 57 | 317 |