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.
Table VII.—D eaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough, of Persons 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. | Tooting Mental Hosp. | Hostel of God. | Swaffield Rd. Inst. | Fountain Mental Hosp. | S. Lond. Hosp. for Women. | Putney Hospital. | Grove Hospital. | Weir Hospital. | Springfield Mental Hospital. | Other Places, not Public Institutions. | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 48 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | .. | .. |
| Influenza | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Epidemic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Other Infective Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 24 | 10 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | 8 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other General Diseases | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chronic Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Organic Diseases of Heart | 15 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Broncitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 6 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Ulcer of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Obstruction of Intestines | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of Urinary System | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of Generative System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbrith | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Old Age | 10 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Deaths from Accident | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 10 |
| Deaths from Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Violent Deaths | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| All causes | 213 | 96 | 117 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 84 |