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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 1896
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1896
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Parish of Streatham.
Infantile Death-Rate.
The deaths of infants under one year of age numbered
176 or 137.8 per 1,000 of the births registered.
This is in excess of former years and is chiefly
attributable to the epidemics of measles and whooping
cough which prevailed during the year under report.
The following compares the infantile death-rates of the last six years.
| No. of deaths of infants under 1 ear of age. | Rate per 1,000 of births registered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 117 | 108.0 | ||
| 1892 | 128 | 120.0 | ||
| 1893 | 150 | 123.0 | ||
| 1894 | 109 | 93.7 | ||
| 1895 | 125 | 104.1 | ||
| 1896 | 176 | 137.8 | ||
The subjoined table gives the proportion of deaths in the several social grades.
| Nobility and Gentry | 39 | = 6.3 per cent. |
| Professional Classes | 28 | = 4.5 „ |
| Middle and Trading Classes | 87 | = 14.1 „ |
| Industrial and Labouring Classes | 463 | = 75.1 „ |
| Total deaths | 617 | 100.0 |
Compared with the previous year the deaths
amongst the gentry, industrial and labouring classes were
slightly lower, on the other hand, the mortality was
higher in the middle and trading classes.