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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
In the next Table the number of deaths in Institutions outside
the Borough is given in detail, but a complete list of these Institutions
with the number of deaths that occurred in each during the
year is given in Table LXIII.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Institutions, etc. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | I 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. | Workhouse and Work- house Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals, &c. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 37 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 10 | 14 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Influenza | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 138 | 77 | 61 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 34 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 19 | 48 | 72 | 48 | 18 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | -5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | ... | |
| Other Infective Diseases | II | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | I | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | I | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 114 | 54 | 60 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 | 62 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 39 | 12 | 28 | 63 | 50 | 1 | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage, Apoplexy | 48 | 28 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 40 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Convulsions | I | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 72 | 47 | 25 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 30 | ... |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 104 | 52 | 52 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 41 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 35 | 61 | 29 | 14 | ... |
| Other diseases of Circulatory System | 33 | 16 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 5 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 5-' | 28 | 22 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 4i | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 26 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 10 | |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 27 | 13 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 3i | 14 | 17 | 28 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | ... |
| Enteritis | 25 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 1 | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | i | ... | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 44 | 22 | 22 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 3 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 27 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 130 | 49 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 120 | 41 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 36 | 120 | 3 | 7 | ... |
| Deaths from Accident | 40 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 28 | ... | ... |
| Deaths from Suicide | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 10 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ill-definedDiseases or unknown | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| All causes | 1,252 | 650 | 602 | 143 | 52 | 39 | 54 | 64 | 218 | 332 | 350 | 256 | 96 | 327 | 150 | 423 | 717 | 405 | 116 | 14 |