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
Southall-Norwood 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Deaths, and Death Rates distributed into Wards, 1920.
| Causes of Death. | EAST WARD. | Causes of Death. | WEST WARD. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U nder 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | Over 65. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 4t and under 65. | Over 65. | ||
| Measles | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | Erysipelas ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whooping Cough | 1 | |||||||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | Cancer | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | Phthisis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tubercular Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | Other Tubercular Diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nephritis | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | i | 3 |
| Cirrhosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cirrhosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nephritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Diseases of Parturition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diseases of Parturition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premature Births | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Premature Births | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accident | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | Accident | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Heart Disease | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | Heart Disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 8 |
| Defined Diseases | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | Defined Diseases | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 |
| Ill-defined Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ill-defined Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 19 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 26 | Totals | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 35 |