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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under I year. | I and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 80 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 68 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | 4 | 10 | 69 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 75 | 36 | 39 | 33 | 40 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 28 | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 31 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 85 | 44 | 41 | 74 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 17 | ... | 13 | 21 | 34 | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 52 | 31 | 21 | 46 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | I |
| Enteritis | 66 | 3i | 35 | 53 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 23 | I |
| Other Continued Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Septic Diseases Intermittent Fever and | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 48 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 266 | 150 | 116 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 194 | 11 | 61 | 24 | 59 | 23 | 99 | 93 |
| Other forms of Tuber | |||||||||||||||
| culosis | 46 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 10 | ... | 12 | ... | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| Alcoholism | 17 | 6 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Cancer | 224 | 05 | 129 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 83 | 47 | 29 | 71 | 11 | 66 | 48 |
| Premature Birth | 128 | 65 | 63 | 128 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 10 | 37 | 17 | 37 | 6 |
| Developmental Diseases | 189 | 108 | 81 | 178 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 13 | 34 | 38 | 58 | 5 |
| Old Age | 173 | 65 | 108 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 170 | 35 | 9 | 57 | 15 | 57 | 152 |
| Meningitis | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 15 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 160 | 81 | 79 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 58 | 32 | 22 | 4i | 15 | 50 | 10 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 134 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 32 | 2 | ... | 13 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 47 | 3 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 91 | 37 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 22 | |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 142 | 80 | 62 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 39 | 20 | 48 | 22 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 124 | 72 | 52 | 63 | 41 | 5 | ... | 7 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 39 | 17 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 36 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 11 | ... | 8 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | 17 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 104 | 57 | 47 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 27 | 15 |
| Tumours & other Affections of Female Genital Organs Accidents and Diseases of | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Parturition | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 64 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3o | 11 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 14 |
| Deaths bv Suicide | 27 | 19 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Deaths from ill-denned causes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 |
| All other causes | 692 | 362 | 330 | 73 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 279 | 253 | 146 | 57 | 222 | 51 | 216 | 150 |
| All causes | 3,320 | 1,684 | 1,636 | 818 | 354 | 126 | 122 | 1,092 | 808 | 686 | 304 | 886 | 375 | 1,069 | 729 |