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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 1969
[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 1969—contd.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Deaths assigned to Borough in age groups | Deaths shown in localities (all ages) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Males | Females | Under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75 upwards | ||||
| Putney | Central | Battersea | ||||||||||||||
| Brought forward | 959 | 517 | 442 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 97 | 244 | 262 | 295 | 294 | 326 | 339 |
| Other diseases of nervous system and sense organs | 65 | 29 | 36 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
| Active rheumatic fever | — | — | _ | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 56 | 19 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Hypertensive disease | 73 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 33 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 1,007 | 499 | 508 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 45 | 154 | 272 | 519 | 310 | 372 | 325 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 201 | 72 | 129 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 157 | 54 | 72 | 75 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 486 | 174 | 312 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 107 | 319 | 141 | 157 | 188 |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | 230 | 78 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 155 | 57 | 66 | 107 |
| Influenza | 34 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | 348 | 141 | 207 | 13 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 22 | 88 | 215 | 107 | 140 | 101 |
| Bronchitis, emphysema | 273 | 207 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 45 | 98 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 95 |
| Asthma | 14 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 40 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Peptic ulcer | 31 | 21 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia. | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | _ | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Other diseases of the digestive system | 46 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 14 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Other diseases of genito-urinary system | 29 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Abortion | ] | — | 1 | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | 1 | — | —_ | _ | _ | 1 | |||
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 12 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| and connective tissue | 25 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Congenital anomalies | 33 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | _— | 1 | _— | — | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 33 | 13 | 20 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 15 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 33 | 22 | 11 | _— | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
| All other accidents | 41 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | —_ | 2 | 4 | _ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 57 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| All other external causes | 13 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 4,228 | 2,041 | 2,187 | 105 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 81 | 247 | 646 | 1,034 | 2,019 | 1,267 | 1,459 | 1,502 |