Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics. 7
Table V.— Causes of, and Ages at Death, during the Year 1928.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in or belonging to whole district at subjoined ages. | Deaths in or belonging to Localities (at all ages). | ||||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Males. | Females. | Under 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. | 65 and upwards. | Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | |
Enteric Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 36 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 5 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
Influenza | 41 | 20 | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Cerebrospinal Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 243 | 134 | 109 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 59 | 103 | 63 | 13 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 43 | 40 | 81 | 123 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 22 | 16 | 6 | l | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 24 | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | ||
Other Infective Diseases | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 493 | 223 | 270 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 39 | 218 | 228 | 90 | 48 | 81 | 91 | 37 | 146 | 217 |
Rheumatic Fever | 26 | 9 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | |
Diabetes | 40 | 18 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Other General Diseases | 67 | 20 | 47 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 34 | |
Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chronic Poisonings | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... |
Meningitis | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 10 | |||
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 206 | 83 | 123 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 55 | 144 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 56 | 62 |
Convulsions | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 113 | 66 | 47 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 31 | 83 | |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 686 | 288 | 398 | ... | ... | ...... | 3 | 8 | 39 | 133 | 503 | 129 | 65 | 112 | 116 | 82 | 182 | 301 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 189 | 93 | 96 | 1 | ... | l | 4 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 108 | 38 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 50 | 85 |
Bronchitis | 209 | 92 | 117 | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 39 | 154 | 47 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 52 | 42 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 116 | 52 | 64 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | l | 9 | 15 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 57 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 53 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 77 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 38 | 15 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 21 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Diarrhoea | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 |
Enteritis | 33 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 20 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 25 | 9 | 16 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | IS |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 35 | 20 | 15 | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
Other Diseases of Liver | 20 | 6 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 53 | 32 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 10 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 38 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 164 | 91 | 73 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 12 | 74 | 25 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 36 | 92 | |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 65 | 46 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 46 |
Diseases of Generative System | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Other Accidents and Diseases of | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pregnancy and Childbirth | 15 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Premature Birth | 49 | 26 | 23 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation | 51 | 30 | 21 | 46 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Old Age | 166 | 57 | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 165 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 31 | 61 |
Deaths from Accident | 136 | 84 | 52 | 5 | ... | 5 | ...... | 27 | 15 | 22 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 41 | 112 |
Deaths from Suicide | 51 | 42 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
Other Violent Deaths | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
Other Defined Diseases | 27 | 16 | 11 | l | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
All causes | 3757 | 1820 | 1937 | 230 | 57 | 48 | 85 | 158 | 410 | 974 | 1795 | 674 | 396 | 606 | 665 | 390 | 1026 | 1836 |