London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| causes of death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 44 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 7 | 5 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 55 | 27 | 28 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 68 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 26 | ... |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 16 | 9 | 7 | ... | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Asiatic Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 20 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ... |
| Epidemic or Zymotic Enteritis | 15 | 7 | 8 | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Enteritis | 53 | 31 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| Other Continued Fevers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Other Septic Diseases | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Intermittent Fever and Malarial Cachexia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tuberculosis of Meninges | 52 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Lungs | 264 | 151 | 113 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 178 | 17 | 49 | 24 | 61 | 35 | 95 | 64 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 35 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | ... | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| Alcoholism | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Cancer | 298 | 116 | 182 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 170 | 124 | 78 | 34 | 83 | 20 | 83 | 57 |
| Premature Birth | 110 | 64 | 46 | 110 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 8 |
| Developmental Diseases | 139 | 87 | 52 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 21 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 51 | 10 |
| Old Age | 179 | 62 | 117 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 177 | 30 | 16 | 48 | 19 | 66 | 171 |
| Meningitis | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 15 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 132 | 58 | 74 | 1 | ... | 7 | 13 | 60 | 51 | 31 | 11 | 41 | 11 | 38 | 10 |
| Acute Bronchitis | 111 | 49 | 62 | 40 | 11 | 3 | ... | 15 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 32 | 9 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 129 | 56 | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 96 | 32 | 15 | 38 | 15 | 29 | 21 |
| Lobar (Croupous) Pneumonia | 98 | 53 | 45 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 54 |
| Lobular (Broncho-) Pneumonia | 150 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 22 | 65 | 12 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 38 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 15 | i |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 25 | 12 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ... | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 40 | 22 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 126 | 70 | 56 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 14 |
| Tumours & other Affections of Female Genital Organs | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Accidents and Diseases of Parturition | 12 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... |
| Deaths by Accident or Negligence | 62 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 18 |
| Deaths by Suicide | 29 | 21 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Deaths from ill-defined causes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All other causes | 703 | 348 | 355 | 44 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 310 | 275 | 137 | 60 | 235 | 67 | 204 | 167 |
| All causes | 3,105 | 1,555 | 1,550 | 545 | 237 | 118 | 132 | 1,105 | 968 | 625 | 284 | 890 | 342 | 964 | 723 |