London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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—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 | 969 | 495 | 474 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 84 | 208 | 309 | 321 | 301 | 279 | 389 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 18 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Other diseases of nervous system and sense organs | 53 | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 13 |
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 45 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Hypertensive disease | 51 | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 952 | 537 | 415 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 57 | 178 | 256 | 442 | 325 | — | 368 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 195 | 67 | 128 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 486 | 171 | 315 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 108 | 312 | 183 | 134 | 169 |
| Other diseases of the circulatory system | 215 | 76 | 139 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 147 | 79 | 55 | 81 |
| Influenza | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 304 | 110 | 194 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 220 | 90 | — | — |
| Bronchitis, emphysema | 211 | 149 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 74 | — | 65 | — | — |
| Asthma | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — |
| Other diseases of the respiratory system | 44 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 27 | 17 | — | — |
| Peptic ulcer | 41 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Intestinal obstruction and hernia | 28 | 12 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Other diseases of the digestive system | 38 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 17 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other diseases of genito-urinary system | 25 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 21 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 1 | ___ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Congenital anomalies | 29 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Birth injury, difficult labour, and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| Other causes of perinatal mortality | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | 32 | 16 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 38 | 20 | 18 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| All other accidents | 59 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 32 | |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 40 | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 12 |
| All other external causes | 12 | 3 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 3,997 | 1,902 | 2,095 | 83 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 74 | 230 | 584 | 990 | 1,947 | 1,325 | 1,179 | 1,493 |