London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 2. DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE
| Males in age groups | Females in age groups | Grand totals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 25 | 25- | 55- | 45- | 55- | 35- | 75 + | Totals | under 25 | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 + | Totals | ||
| Chronic rheumatic heart disease | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 45 |
| Hypertensive disease | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 23 | 29 | 51 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | __ | 6 | 10 | 52 | 141 | 172 | 156 | 537 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 37 | 84 | 286 | 415 | 952 |
| Other forms of heart disease | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 67 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 105 | 128 | 195 |
| Totals | 2 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 159 | 191 | 209 | 637 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 54 | 107 | 426 | 606 | 1,243 |
Infant mortality
There were 83 deaths of children under one year, with an infant
mortality rate of 17.00 per thousand live births. The infant mortality
rate for England and Wales was 18.00.
TABLE 3. DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
| Causes of death | Under 24 hours | 1-7 days | 1-4 weeks | Totals under 4 weeks | 1-12 months | TOTAL DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Congenital anomalies | 10 | 2 | — | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Prematurity | 12 | 9 | — | 21 | — | 21 |
| Other causes | 4 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| TOTALS | 29 | 23 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 83 |
Maternal mortality
One death occurred from accidents and diseases of pregnancy
or childbirth. This is equivalent to a rate of 0.20 per thousand live
and still births. The patient concerned, a 25-year-old expectant
mother, died as the result of pulmonary embolism complicating
phlebo-thrombosis of leg veins.