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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6 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE VI.
Deaths in Public Institutions, &c., in the Borough, of Persons not belonging to the Borough, 1921.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined Ages. | Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Springfield Mental Hosp. | Tooting Mental Hospital. | [ Hostel of God. | | Swaffield rd. Institution. | | H.M. Prison. | Ryl. Hosp. for Incurables | Fountain Mental Hosp | S.Lon. Hosp. for Women. | Putney Hospital. | Grove Hospital. | Weir Hospital. | The Priory. | Newlands House Asylum. | Min. of Pensions Hosp'ls | Other Places, not Public Institutions. | |
Enteric Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet fever | 31 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 59 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Influenza | 9 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Epidemic Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 44 | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Other Infective Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 68 | 24 | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 33 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diabetes | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other General Diseases | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chronic Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 21 | 7 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 80 | 46 | 34 | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 |
Organic Diseases of Heart | 47 | 12 | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 16 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 10 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Bronchitis | 28 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Broncho-Pneumonia | 12 | 3 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 |
Lobar Pneumonia | 14 | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia (type not distinguished) | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | . | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | . | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ulcer of Stomach | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 6 | 1 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Diseases of Digestive System | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Other Diseases of Urinary System | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases of Generative System | 1 | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature Birth | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Old Age | 302 | 114 | 188 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 298 | 16 | 260 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
Death* from Accident | 15 | 11 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Deaths from Suicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Other Violent Deaths | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
Other defined Diseases | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Ill-defined Diseases or unknown | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
All causes | 860 | 365 | 495 | 36 | 17 | 46 | 75 | 30 | 83 | 139 | 434 | 109 | 338 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 131 |