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.
| causes ofdeath | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under1 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. | Springfield Mental Hospital. | Tooting Mental Hospital. | Hostel of God. | Swatfield Road Institution. | H.M. Prison. | Ryl. Hosp. for Incurables | Fountam Mental Hospital. | S.Lon. Hosp. for Women. | Putney Hospital. | Grove Hospital. | Military Hospitals. | Weir Hospital. | The Priory. | Other Places, not Public Institutions. | |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 11 | .. | 7 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Influenza | 9 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 50 | 21 | 29 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Infective Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 75 | 34 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 45 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 16 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Other General Diseases | 10 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chronic Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 80 | 53 | 27 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 39 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 7 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 48 | 25 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | ||
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 14 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 10 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Lobar Pneumonia | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Cirrhos's of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 11 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diseases of Generative System | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Old Age | 271 | 96 | 175 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 244 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | |
| Deaths from Accident | 18 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | |||
| Deaths from Suicide | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other defined Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| All causes | 789 | 356 | 433 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 45 | 31 | 114 | 159 | 389 | 96 | 322 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 48 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 142 |