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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STREATHAM. 1903. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at sub-joined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
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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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 26 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 14 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 1 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea, Dysentry | 11 | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Continued Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Other Septic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Meninges | 17 | 10 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis of Lungs | 49 | 30 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 39 | 3 | .. |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 19 | 8 | 11 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
Alcoholism | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. |
Cancer | 88 | 28 | 60 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 61 | .. |
Premature Birth | 34 | 18 | 16 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Developmental Diseases | 53 | 27 | 26 | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Old Age | 49 | 18 | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | .. |
Meningitis | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Inflammation and Softening of Brain .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 33 | 13 | 20 | .. | 3 | .. | 14 | 13 | .. | |
Acute Bronchitis | 29 | 16 | 13 | 17 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
Chronic Bronchitis | 14 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 13 | .. |
Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 14 | 6 | .. |
Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
Diseases of Stomach | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. |
Obstruction of Intestines | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | l | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 11 | 8 | 1 |
Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Accidents and Diseases of Parturition .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. |
Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Deaths by Suicide | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. |
Deaths from ill-defined causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
All other causes | 215 | 102 | 113 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 80 | 11 |
All Causes | 866 | 409 | 457 | 186 | 86 | 55 | 25 | 254 | 260 | 23 |