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.
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Table VI.—D eaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough, of Persons not Belonging to the Borough, 1922.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined 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. | Springfield Mental Hosp. | Tooting Mental Hospital. | Hostel of God. | Swaffield Rd. Institution. | H.M. Prison. | Ryl. Hosp. for Incurables. | Fountain Mental Hospital. | S. Lon. Hosp. for Women. | Putney Hospital. | Grove Hospital. | Weir Hospital. | The Priory. | Min. of Pensions Hosp. | Other Places, not Public Institutions. | |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 84 | 48 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 84 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 35 | 16 | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Infective Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 82 | 25 | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 36 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 16 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other General Diseases | 11 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chronic Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 31 | 11 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 75 | 43 | 32 | .. | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 13 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 34 | 10 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 20 | 7 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 37 | 12 | 25 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 44 | 25 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 33 | .. | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ulcer of Stomach | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 23 | 10 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diseases of Generative System | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Congenital Debility and Malfor mation | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Old Age | 269 | 96 | 173 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 266 | 8 | 243 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| Deaths from Accident | 15 | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 11 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Deaths from Suicide | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Violent Deaths | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
| Other Defined Diseases | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| All causes | 934 | 409 | 525 | 34 | 28 | 56 | 71 | 32 | 78 | 168 | 467 | 118 | 369 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 125 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 151 |