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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.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 47 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 18 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 11 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 16 |
| Whooping Cough | 19 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | 8 | ... |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 68 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 34 |
| Influenza | 99 | 49 | 50 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 8 | 18 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | l | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... |
| Cerebro-spmal Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 21 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 257 | 143 | 114 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 115 | 73 | 8 | 59 | 12 | 74 | 32 | 80 | 36 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 31 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | l | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 19 | 10 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Other Infective Diseases | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 403 | 150 | 253 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 41 | 177 | 181 | 81 | 43 | 131 | 29 | 119 | 95 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 29 | 19 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Other General Diseases | 49 | 18 | 31 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| Alcoholism | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Chronic Poisonings | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 181 | 79 | 102 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 55 | 116 | 33 | 16 | 72 | 19 | 41 | 39 |
| Convulsions | 23 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 9 | 2 | 8 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 121 | 73 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 7 | 34 | 89 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 435 | 194 | 241 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 121 | 253 | 88 | 35 | 134 | 40 | 138 | 64 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 148 | 84 | 64 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 45 | 11 | 39 | 25 |
| Bronchitis | 287 | 114 | 173 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 165 | 67 | 31 | 82 | 33 | 74 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 105 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 40 | 14 | 22 | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 45 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 77 | 40 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 27 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 31 | 11 | 20 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Diarrhœa | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| Enteritis | 50 | 24 | 26 | 38 | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 6 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ... | 7 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 15 | 4 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 41 | 19 | 22 | 9 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 8 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 106 | 57 | 49 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 16 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 43 | 38 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 19 | ... | 11 | 3 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Child-birth | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 112 | 62 | 50 | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 9 | 3b | 15 | 33 | 14 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 99 | 62 | 37 | 94 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 32 | 16 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 24 | 13 | 11 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Old Afire | 240 | 90 | 150 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 239 | 46 | 21 | 77 | 20 | 76 | 285 |
| Deaths from Accident | 81 | 46 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 29 | |
| Deaths from Suicide | 29 | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | ... | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| All causes | 3552 | 1723 | 1829 | 462 | 72 | 74 | 140 | 165 | 440 | 854 | 1345 | 705 | 318 | 1164 | 339 | 1026 | 972 |