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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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| STREATHAM, 1905. Causes of Death. | Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ... | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | |||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Epidemic Influenza | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | |||
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 7 | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |||
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | |||
| Enteritis | 20 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | ... | |||
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 59 | 36 | 23 | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 3 | 2 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ||
| Cancer | 71 | 2 7 | 44 | ... | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | 1 | |
| Premature Birth | 37 | 17 | 20 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Developmental Diseases | 34 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 4 | ... | 1 | |||
| Old Age | 57 | 16 | 4i | ... | ... | 57 | 2 | |||
| Meningitis | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 41 | 20 | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | 26 | 14 | 1 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 31 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Chronic Bronchitis | 17 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | 6 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 39 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 29 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ... | ||
| Diseases of Stomach | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ||
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 34 | 14 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Female Genital Organs | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |||
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| turition | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |||
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Deaths by Suicide | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| All other causes | 222 | 115 | 107 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 85 | 93 | 7 |
| All causes | 886 | 421 | 465 | 175 | 80 | 32 | 38 | 287 | 274 | 30 |