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 for 1936.
T able IV.—C auses of, and A ges at D eath, during the Y ear 1936.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
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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. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | |
Enteric Fever | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Small.pox | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Measles | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | . | . | . | . | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
Scarlet Fever | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Whooping Cough | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | 6 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 11 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 23 | 11 | 12 | . | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | . | 1 | . | 9 | . | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
Influenza | 44 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 |
Cerebro.spinal Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 1 |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 205 | 115 | 90 | 1 | . | . | 4 | 43 | 94 | 47 | 16 | 39 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 68 | 127 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 14 | 11 | 3 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Other Infective Diseases | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 568 | 255 | 313 | . | . | 1 | . | . | 28 | 229 | 310 | 110 | 66 | 91 | 117 | 36 | 148 | 341 |
Rheumatic Fever | 23 | 7 | 16 | . | . | . | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Diabetes | 45 | 13 | 32 | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
Other General Diseases | 73 | 29 | 44 | . | . | 1 | . | 4 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 42 |
Alcoholism | 6 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 5 |
Chronic Poisonings | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Meningitis | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | . | . | 3 | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 7 |
Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 102 | 40 | 62 | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 4 | 28 | 68 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 34 |
Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | . |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 118 | 67 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 34 | 85 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 1010 | 418 | 592 | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | 26 | 164 | 816 | 170 | 93 | 185 | 189 | 107 | 266 | 581 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 430 | 214 | 216 | 1 | . | . | . | 2 | 7 | 113 | 307 | 80 | 57 | 64 | 92 | 40 | 97 | 202 |
Bronchitis | 247 | 144 | 103 | 13 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 4 | 63 | 165 | 39 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 31 | 54 | 99 |
Broncho.Pneumonia | 100 | 48 | 52 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 22 | 65 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 45 | 21 | 24 | 3 | . | . | . | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | . | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 34 | 23 | 11 | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
Diarrhœa | 16 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | . | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
Enteritis | 20 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | . | 6 | 19 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 21 | 16 | 5 | . | . | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 13 | 10 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 5 | 9 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 30 | 10 | 20 | . | . | . | . | . | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 54 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 144 | 68 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 82 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 35 | 83 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 68 | 62 | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | 12 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 51 |
Diseases of Generative System | 7 | . | 7 | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 6 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | 6 | . | 6 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 5 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Premature Birth | 61 | 37 | 24 | 61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 16 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 53 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation | 32 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 26 | 17 | 9 | 26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Old Age | 88 | 34 | 54 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 88 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 21 |
Deaths from Accident | 120 | 71 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 29 | 109 |
Deaths from Suicide | 46 | 27 | 19 | . | . | . | . | 2 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 15 |
Other Violent Deaths | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Other Defined Diseases | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1 | . | . | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Ill.defined Diseases or unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 3 |
All causes | 4045 | 1976 | 2069 | 230 | 23 | 34 | 66 | 111 | 323 | 1006 | 2242 | 727 | 448 | 705 | 771 | 371 | 1023 | 2367 |