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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Small pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 51 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 25 |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| Whooping Cough | 57 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 26 |
| Diphtheria, and Membranous Croup | 18 | 10 | 8 | ... | 3 | 7 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 |
| Influenza | 45 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 4 | ... | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 303 | 181 | 122 | 1 | 2 | ... | 13 | 44 | 136 | 87 | 20 | 28 | 71 | 31 | 103 | 153 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 25 | 16 | 9 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Cancer,Malignant Disease | 338 | 152 | 186 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 32 | 165 | 137 | 85 | 27 | 102 | 31 | 93 | 60 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 16 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 39 | 17 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Other General Diseases | 38 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Alcoholism | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage: Apoplexy | 154 | 84 | 70 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 48 | 97 | 30 | 15 | 50 | 12 | 47 | 26 |
| Convulsions | 27 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 124 | 69 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 90 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 270 | 129 | 141 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 11 | 35 | 95 | 121 | 73 | 20 | 82 | 22 | 73 | 39 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 87 | 46 | 41 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 274 | 124 | 150 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 143 | 56 | 23 | 70 | 31 | 94 | 24 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 85 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 15 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 27 | 18 | 9 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 115 | 68 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 6 | ... | 3 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 43 | 19 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 21 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | 27 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Enteritis | 58 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 2 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 29 | 13 | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 28 | 12 | 16 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 39 | 23 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 12 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 16 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 45 | 22 | 23 | 10 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 109 | 72 | 37 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 14 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary | |||||||||||||||||
| System | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 9 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 15 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 127 | 68 | 59 | 127 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 10 | 30 | 19 | 38 | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 93 | 48 | 45 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | 2 |
| Old Age | 236 | 94 | 142 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 235 | 41 | 19 | 72 | 24 | 80 | 285 |
| Deaths from Accident | 68 | 50 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | IO | 13 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 11 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 43 | 28 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Other defined Diseases | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 6 | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| All causes | 3291 | 1691 | 1600 | 516 | 115 | 98 | 127 | 128 | 446 | 807 | 1054 | 699 | 281 | 923 | 364 | 102 | 958 |