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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
STREATHAM, 1914. Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
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All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 95 and under 45.; | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria & MembranousCroup | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Influenza | 32 | 12 | 20 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 74 | 44 | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 |
Other Infective Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 147 | 51 | 91 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 55 | 74 | 11 |
Rheumatic Fever | 8 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
Diabetes | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Other General Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | ... |
Alcoholism | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... |
Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Meningitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Cerebral Haemorrhage,Apoplexy | 63 | 23 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 6 |
Convulsions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 56 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 4 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 102 | 48 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 56 | 4 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 27 | 12 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
Bronchitis | 82 | 38 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 2 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... |
Lobar Pneumonia | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 27 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Diarrhœa | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
Enteritis | 32 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | i | 1 | 1 | ... |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | ... |
Other Diseases of Liver | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 46 | 24 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 12 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 |
Diseases of Generative System | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
Premature Birth | 31 | 17 | 14 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Congenital 'Debility and Malformation | 36 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Diseases' of Early Infancy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Old Age | 87 | 27 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ... |
Deaths from Accident | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Deaths from Suicide | 9 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 |
Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other defined Diseases | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
All causes | 1,172 | 560 | 612 | 167 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 40 | 152 | 268 | 466 | 61 |