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 1920
[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.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages.) | Institutions. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Poor Law Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals, &c. | Public Lunatic and Imbecile Asylums. | Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 17 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | |||||||
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 49 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 3 | ... | 44 | |||
| Influenza | 11 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | |||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Other Epidemic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 102 | 67 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 23 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 43 | 43 | ... | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 16 | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Other Infective Diseases | 7 | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 139 | 49 | 90 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 59 | 57 | 30 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 40 | 70 | 68 | ... | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Diabetes | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Other General Diseases | 16 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | |||||
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | |||||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 40 | 22 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 1 | ... | ||
| Convulsions | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ||||
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 60 | 37 | 23 | ... | 5 | ... | 27 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | ... | |||
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 177 | 79 | 98 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 18 | 39 | 108 | 41 | 13 | 47 | 17 | 59 | 115 | 42 | 20 | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 49 | 35 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 4 | l | |||
| Bronchitis | 41 | 20 | 21 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 5 | ... |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 36 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 18 | ... | ||||
| Lobar Pneumonia | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 17 | 10 | 7 | ... | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Ulcer of Stomach | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | |||||
| Diarrhœa | 5 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Enteritis | 26 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | ... | ... | |||||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 17 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | ||||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Other Diseases of Liver | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ||||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ... | ||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 42 | 26 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 32 | 28 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 14 | ... | 8 | 15 | 17 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases of Generative System | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | |||
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Premature Birth | 22 | 13 | 9 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 30 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Old Age | 68 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 9 | ... | ||
| Deaths from Accident | 55 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 32 | ... | ... | |
| Deaths from Suicide | 11 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | |||
| Other Violent Deaths | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Other defined Diseases | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | |||||
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | |||||
| All causes | 1261 | 677 | 584 | 126 | 25 | 39 | 75 | 82 | 208 | 331 | 375 | 268 | 103 | 382 | 141 | 367 | 606 | 503 | 82 | 70 |