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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
Table VIII. gives the corrected number of deaths, and the cause of death, during the past five years, compared wIth the quinquennial average and the year 1925.
TABLE VIII.
| Cause of Death. | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | Average 1920-1924 | 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes:— | |||||||
| Certified | 461 | 415 | 337 | 287 | 286 | 357 | 258 |
| Uncertified | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | — |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 11 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 8.8 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | 2 | — | — | .4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1.2 | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Convulsions | 22 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 14.6 | 3 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 44 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25.8 | 12 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 47 | 53 | 45 | 32 | 40 | 43.4 | 32 |
| Diarrhœa | 12 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 15.6 | 9 |
| Enteritis | 38 | 36 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 27.4 | 14 |
| Gastritis | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6.0 | 2 |
| Syphilis | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| Rickets | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | .4 | — |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Injury at Birth | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5.8 | 5 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8.6 | 10 |
| Congenital Malformations | 19 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 21.0 | 25 |
| Premature Birth | 112 | 73 | 78 | 55 | 64 | 72.4 | 69 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 72 | 51 | 39 | 41 | 24 | 45.4 | 28 |
| Other Causes | 35 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 27.8 | 25 |
| Totals | 462 | 418 | 339 | 288 | 287 | 358.0 | 258 |