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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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D eaths in P ublic I nstitutions outside the Borough of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1906.
| Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in orbelong-ingto Localities (at all ages). | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 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. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham | Tooting. | Wandsworth | Union Infirmary. | General and Special Hospitals, 6cc | Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough Diphtheria, Membranous | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Croup | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Enteritis | 26 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 4 | ... | |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 75 | 39 | 36 | ... | 3 | 1 | 10 | 58 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 24 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | ... |
| Alcoholism | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 64 | 34 | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 47 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 39 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| Developmental Diseases | 34 | 20 | 14 | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 15 | ... | |
| Old Age | 19 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ... | |
| Meningitis | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | I | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ... | |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 59 | 33 | 26 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 46 | 13 | ... |
| Acute Bronchitis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 21 | 9 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 5 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 26 | 17 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 9 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho ) Pneumonia | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 15 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 13 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 11 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 29 | 17 | 12 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ยป9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | *9 | 10 | ... |
| I umours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | I | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 44 | 31 | 13 | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 10 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 149 | 67 | 82 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 3i | 34 | 10 | 33 | 14 | 58 | 53 | 96 | ... |
| All causes | 731 | 381 | 35o | 96 | 59 | 36 | 45 | 357 | 138 | 173 | 58 | 145 | 83 | 267 | 359 | 357 | 15 |