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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 1970
[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 1970—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 | Batter-sea | ||||||||||||||
| Brought forward | 973 | 489 | 484 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 93 | 213 | 296 | 311 | 308 | 329 | 336 |
| Other diseases of nervous system and sense organs | 40 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| Active rheumatic fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 77 | 25 | 52 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 36 |
| Hypertensive disease | 46 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 11 | — | 16 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 946 | 507 | 439 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 56 | 129 | 247 | 501 | 289 | 309 | 348 |
| Other form of heart disease | 183 | 61 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 135 | 57 | 50 | 76 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 455 | 155 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 49 | 98 | 286 | 141 | 165 | 149 |
| Other disease of the circulatory system | 217 | 92 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 140 | 67 | 66 | 84 |
| Influenza | 45 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 13 |
| pneumonia | 386 | 145 | 241 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 91 | 258 | 121 | 118 | 147 |
| Bronchitis, emphysema | 233 | 149 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 74 | 114 | 75 | 68 | 90 |
| Asthma | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | I | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system. | 31 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Peptic ulcer | 24 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Appiendicitis | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 19 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Other diseases of the digestive system | 46 | 19 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 15 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other diseases of genito-urinary system | 28 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Abortion | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | I | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 23 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 4 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Congenital anomalies | 28 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 33 | 27 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 24 | 14 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 12 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 36 | 24 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| All other accidents | 39 | 22 | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 41 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| All other external causes | 16 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 4,046 | 1,894 | 2,152 | 98 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 74 | 233 | 565 | 1,004 | 1,980 | 1,249 | 1,344 | 1,453 |