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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 Wandsworth.
great towns the number was 167. In England and
Wales generally the death-rate was 148 per 1,000. 73
of these deaths occurred from diseases of the zymotic
class, compared with 41 in 1895, this increase being due
to the large number of deaths irom diarrhoea and whooping
cough. Diseases of the respiratory organs, of the
digestive organs, and premature birth and low vitality
were the cause of the great majority of deaths in the
non-zymotic class.
Senile
Mortality.
The total number of deaths over 70 years
was (including the deaths of parishioners in
outlying institutions) 155, an increase of 45 compared
with 1895.
Table IX. shows the number of deaths at 70 years and upwards.
| Age. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 70 and under 75 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 75 „ „ 80 | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| 80 „ „ 85 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 85 „ „ 90 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 90 ,, „ 95 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 64 | 91 | 155 |
Table X. shows the percentage to total deaths, as
well as to diseases of the zymotic class, compared with
the decennial average, according to social position. On
account of the prevalence of measles and whooping
cough during the year the mortality that occurred from
zymotic diseases is seen to have been greatest among