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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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| STREATHAM, 1906. 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 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 12 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 16 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 27 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 11 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 33 | 16 | 17 | 30 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 64 | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 7 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Cancer | 77 | 28 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 29 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 32 | 21 | 11 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 38 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 63 | 21 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | ... |
| Meningitis | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 29 | 18 | II | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 26 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 29 | 12 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 25 | 2 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 26 | 8 | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 15 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ... |
| Deaths by Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 216 | 111 | 105 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 89 | 96 | 12 |
| All causes | 909 | 437 | 472 | 201 | 68 | 16 | 30 | 290 | 304 | 36 |