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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Borough of Wandsworth.
Deaths
| CauseofDeath. | Under 1Week. | 1— 2 Weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | totalunder 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9 —10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11 —12 Months. | Total Deaths under1Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllCauses— Certified Uncertified | 26 | 234 | 65 | 56 | 33 | 40 | 25 | 717 | |||||||||
| CommonInfectious Diseases— Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||
| ScarletFever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ||
| WhoopingCough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Diarrhoeal Diseases— Diarrhoea, all forms | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Gastro-enteritis | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 62 | |
| Gastritis, Gastro-Intesti-nalCatarrh | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | |||||
| Wastirg Diseases — PrrmatureBirth | 8 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | ||||||
| CongenitalDefects InjuryatBirth | 28 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Want ofBreastMilk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility,Marasmus | 20 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| TuberculousDiseases— t uberculousMeningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||||
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: | |||||||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ||||
| Convulsions | 10 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | 62 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 72 | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| OtherCauses | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 142 | 26 | 66 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 720 | |||||||||||
Population (estimated to the middle of 1908), 329,700.
Births in the year—legitimate, 7,154 ; illegitimate, 177.
Deaths in the year of—legitimate infants, 653 ; illegitimate infants, 67.
Deaths from all causes at all ages, 3,380.