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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WANDSWORTH. Springfield Ward. 1913. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
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. | ||
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Small-pox ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | |
Measles | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Influenza ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 42 | 26 | 16 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 12 | 17 | 3 | ... |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Infective Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 32 | 12 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
Diabetes ... | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Other General Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Alcoholism | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Chronic Poisonings ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 3 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 |
Convulsions | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 3 | 14 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... |
Bronchitis... | 35 | 21 | 14 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Broncho-Pneumonia... | 24 | 10 | 14 | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | i | ... | 1 |
Pneumonia (type not dis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
tinguished) | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteritis ... | 25 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Cirrhosis of Liver ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | i |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
Nephritis and Blight's Disease | 10 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Diseases of Generative System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
Premature Birth | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Congenital Debility and Malformation | 19 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Old Age ... | 21 | ii | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 12 |
Deaths from Accident | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Deaths from Suicide... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other defined Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
All causes... | 458 | 226 | 23a | 119 | 37 | 35 | 16 | 21 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 124 |