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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Report of the Medical officer of Health.
| Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WANDSWORTH. southf1eld ward. 1907. Causes of Death. | 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| whooping Cough | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 15 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Continued Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial | ||||||||||
| Cachexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 66 | 34 | 32 | ... | 2 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 2 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | .... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cancer | 44 | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 19 | ... |
| Premature Birth | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2o | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 32 | 19 | 13 | 30 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 42 | 19 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 40 | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation and Softening of | ||||||||||
| Brain | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 33 | 12 | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 41 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 15 | ... |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 21 | 13 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 12 | ... |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 16 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ... |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 39 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... |
| .Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | 8 | ... |
| Tumours and other Affections of | ||||||||||
| Female Genital Organs | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Accidents and Diseases of Par | ||||||||||
| turition | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ... | 3 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All other causes | 109 | 54 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 39 | 8 |
| All causes | 630 | 322 | 308 | 134 | 66 | 19 | 24 | 212 | 175 | 15 |