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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| PUTNEY. 1903. 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. | ||
| Smal!-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| typhus fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia .. *. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 20 | 11 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | .. |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alcoholism | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. |
| Cancer | 24 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Developmental Diseases | 17 | 9 | 8 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 7 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 11 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Acute Bronchitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 9 | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 9 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 9 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| All other causes | 61 | 30 | 3i | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| All causes | 299 | 142 | 157 | 73 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 96 | 82 | 13 |