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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Rebort of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXIII.
KVandsworth district. Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1913. (Table III)
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "non-Residents in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1 year | 1 & under 2 years. | 2 & under 5 years | 5 & under 15 years. | 15 & under 25 years. | 25 & under 45 years. | 45 & under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
All causes | Certified | 3,581 | 604 | 151 | 120 | 124 | 121 | 480 | 737 | 1,144 | 1,034 |
Uncertified | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | |
Enteric Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 116 | 23 | 43 | 32 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | |
Scarlet Fever | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | |
Whooping Cough | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | |
Influenza | 59 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 10 | |
Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 289 | 1 | ... | 5 | 8 | 45 | 121 | 95 | 14 | 124 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 34 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | 10 | |
Cancer, malignant disease | 352 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 39 | 158 | 151 | 76 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | 2 | |
Meningitis | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Organic Heart Disease | 296 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 48 | 102 | 127 | 70 | |
Bronchitis | 267 | 46 | 9 | 4 | ... | 2 | 10 | 44 | 152 | 37 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 320 | 75 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 86 | |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 35 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 168 | 132 | 22 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 26 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | |
Alcoholism | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 104 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 19 | |
Puerperal Fever | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 208 | 205 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 82 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 33 | |
Suicides | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 13 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 992 | 79 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 99 | 218 | 530 | 400 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
3,588 | 605 | 151 | 120 | 124 | 121 | 480 | 841 | 1,146 | 1,034 | ||
Sub-Entries included in above figures. | Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Polio-Myelitis | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Glanders | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Syphilis | 10 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |