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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 1923
[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 IX.
| Notifiable Diseases. | No. of Deaths Occurring at Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Under 15 | 15 upwards | 1 Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 upwards | |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | — | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 30 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pneumonia:— | |||||||||||||||
| Acute Influenzal | 33 | 1 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| Acute Primary | 79 | 18 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 23 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polio-myelitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Malaria | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dysentery | 2 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | 2 | — | - | - |
| Trench Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-Notifiable Diseases. | 195 | 81 | 114 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 35 |
| Measles | 11 | 11 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | 61 | 53 | 8 | 47 | 4 | — | - | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Other (if any) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | 87 | 8 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | |
| Grand Total | 290 | 168 | 122 | 69 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 54 | 45 |