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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 1971
[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 1971
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bacillary dysentery and amoebiasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Other tuberculosis, | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Typhus and other rickettsioses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis and its sequelae | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| All other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Malignant neoplasm, Buccal cavity, and pharynx | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| „ „ Oesophagus | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| „ „ Stomach | 96 | 58 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 47 |
| „ „ Intestine | 136 | 54 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 48 |
| ,, „ Larynx | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| ,. „ Lung, bronchus | 240 | 181 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 72 | 82 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 98 |
| 70 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 26 | |
| „ „ Uterus | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| ,, ,,Prostate | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
| Leukaemia | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Other malignant neoplasms | 198 | 100 | 98 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 59 | 54 | 62 | 55 | 81 |
| Benign and unspecified neoplasms | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 29 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| Avitaminosis and other nutritional defici ency | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic doiseases | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Anaemias | 10 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Mental disorders | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | |
| Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carried forward | 969 | 495 | 474 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 84 | 208 | 309 | 321 | 301 | 279 | 389 |