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 District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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WANDSWORTH. Population in 1861—13,346. Area in Acres—2,478. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. Diseases Classified. | Total Deaths from each Class in Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. |
YEARS. | Small Pox | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa. | Fever— Typhus and Typhoid. | Total Deaths from Epidemics. | Total Deaths from all causes. | Per cent. age of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes. |
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Years. | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 |
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CLAPHAM. Population in 1861—20,894. Area in Acres—1,233. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, Ac. | Middle A Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. |
BATTERSEA. Population in 1861—19,952. Area in Statute Acres—2,343 DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, Arc. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, | Industrial & Labouring Classes. |
STREATHA.M, including TOOTING and BALHAM. Population in 1861—10,082. Area in Statute Acres—3,465. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility aud Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle &c Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. |
PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1861—6,481. Area in Statute Acres—2,176. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. |
REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH. | NUMBER OF DEATHS. | |||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | |||
January, February, March. | April, May, June. | July, August, September. | October, November, December | The Year. |
POPULATION of ENTIRE DISTRICT. In 1861,-70,381. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695. DISEASES. And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each class of Disease, &c., in the entire District. | Sub Districts. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position | |||||||||||||||||
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Clapham—Population in 1861, 20,890, area in acres, 1,233. | Wandsworth—Population in 1801, 13,340. area in acres, 2,478. | Battersea—Population in 1861, 19,582, area in acres, 2,343. | Putney—Population in 1861,6,481, area in acres, 2,176. | Str. atham. Tooting, and Balham, Population, 1861, 10,082. area in acres. 3,465. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. |
SUB-DISTRICT. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Jan., Feb., and March. | April, May, and June. | July, Aug., and September. | Oct., Nov., and December. | The Year. |
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Years. | Deaths prom Epidemics in each Sub-Distbict. | Entire District. | ||||||||
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Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney. | Streatham. | Total Deaths from Epidemics. | Total Deaths Registered. | Per centage of Deaths from Epidemics to Total Deaths. |
Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Totals. |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District. | 1—Small Pox. | 2—Measles. | 3—Scarlatina and Malignant Sore Throat. | 4—Whooping-cough. | 5—Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas. | 9—Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases, except Phthisis. | 11—Phthisis. | 12—Hydrocephalus, Atrophy, Scrofula, and Convulsions of Children. | 13—Other Diseases. | 14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth. | Total Deaths in each Sub-District. | ||||||||||||||
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