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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1966
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Deaths assigned to Borough in age groups | Deaths shown in localities (all ages) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Males | Females | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over | ||||
| Putney | Central | Battersea | ||||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 17 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Syphilitic Disease | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 13 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | l | 7 | 5 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 82 | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 285 | 219 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 104 | 90 | 56 | 86 | 99 | 100 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 86 | 1 | 85 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 28 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 25 | — | 25 | — | — | —_ | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | g |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 399 | 199 | 200 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 90 | 99 | 150 | 114 | 144 | 141 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 29 | 21 | 8 | —_ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Diabetes | 27 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 506 | 180 | 326 | — | —_ | —_ | — | 3 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 126 | 294 | 141 | 184 | 181 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 758 | 447 | 311 | — | —_ | — | — | 2 | 18 | 58 | 120 | 255 | 305 | 233 | 278 | 247 |
| Hypertension, with Heart Disease | 43 | 13 | 30 | —_ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| Other Heart Disease | 653 | 207 | 446 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 91 | 515 | 121 | 388 | 144 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 267 | 97 | 170 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 183 | 77 | 107 | 83 |
| Influenza | 12 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 425 | 166 | 259 | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 74 | 293 | 94 | 199 | 132 |
| Bronchitis | 247 | 163 | 84 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 36 | 73 | 120 | 71 | 86 | 90 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 34 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis, Diarrhoea | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 17 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 12 | 12 | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 36 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Disease | 305 | 130 | 175 | 74 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 109 | 90 | 111 | 104 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 45 | 29 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 15 |
| All other Accidents | 79 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 33 |
| Suicide | 50 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| All Causes | 4,512 | 2,118 | 2,394 | 130 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 40 | 98 | 274 | 664 | 1,014 | 2,222 | 1,213 | 1,857 | 1,442 |