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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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| Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTNEY. 1905. causes of death. | All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under i year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 24 | 20 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 1 | ... | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 29 | 15 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 12 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Brain | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 22 | 12 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 10 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho ) Pneumonia | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 13 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | .... | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| turition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| All other causes | 57 | 3o | 27 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 1 |
| All causes | 304 | 172 | 132 | 58 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 112 | 72 | 6 |