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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages.
| TREATHAM, 1907. 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. | Deaths in Public Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 23 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
| Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 63 | 38 | 25 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 43 | 3 | 4 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 90 | 24 | 66 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 37 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 36 | 19 | 17 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 41 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 63 | 26 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 62 | 3 |
| Meningitis | 13 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ||||||||||
| Brain | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 43 | 16 | 27 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 40 | i7 | 23 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 28 | 11 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 22 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 38 | 16 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 21 | 2 |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
| Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ||||||||||
| turition | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 239 | 132 | 107 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 88 | 108 | 15 |
| All causes | 926 | 43i | 495 | 164 | 70 | 39 | 27 | 296 | 33o | 47 |