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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 1917
[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.
TABLE VII.
Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., outside the Borough, of Persons belonging to the Borough, 1917.
| 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. | 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. | Workhouses and Workhouse Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals, &c. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | 28 |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 150 | 70 | 80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 68 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 41 | 20 | 55 | 70 | 36 | 44 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | ... | 5 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ... |
| Other Infective Diseases | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 141 | 60 | 81 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 67 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 48 | 15 | 36 | 70 | 65 | 6 | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Diabetes | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Other General Diseases | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 50 | 24 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 8 | 3 | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 79 | 54 | 25 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 45 | 1 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 136 | 67 | 69 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 74 | 28 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 39 | 97 | 16 | 23 | ... |
| Other diseases of Circulatory System | 46 | 33 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 46 | 23 | 23 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 35 | 9 | ... | 14 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 5 | ... |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 45 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 5 | ... |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 17 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ... |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 21 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 18 | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 19 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | .5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | 5 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 45 | 19 | 26 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 10 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Generative System | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Premature Birth | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 46 | 28 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 15 | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | 84 | 30 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 82 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 3 | 17 | ... |
| Deaths from Accident | 63 | 45 | 18 | 2 | ... | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 2 | ... |
| Deaths from Suicide | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... |
| Other Violent Deaths | 10 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| Other defined Diseases | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| All causes | 1339 | 689 | 650 | 138 | 35 | 57 | 73 | 63 | 239 | 335 | 399 | 274 | 112 | 380 | 169 | 404 | 649 | 424 | 198 | 68 |