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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |