Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| WANDSWORTH. Springfield Ward. 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. 1 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 20 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 26 | ... | 23 |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cancer | 27 | 6 | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Developmental Diseases | 26 | 18 | 8 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Old Age | 11 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 20 |
| Meningitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 24 | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 31 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 12 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Tumours and other Affections of Female Genital Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other.causes | 65 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 42 |
| All causes | 417 | 216 | 201 | 141 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 137 | 69 | 126 |