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Wandsworth 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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causes of death.

The following table will be found to contain a summary of all the causes of death arranged in accordance with the classification of the Registrar-General, shewing the sex, social position, and age at death at different periods, and particularizing the several diseases of the zymotic class.

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
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.
Classes:—
1. ZymoticSmall Pox413..214..............4
Measles..............................
Scarlatina3..3..1..12..........21
Diphtheria615..326..........141
Quinsy..............................
Croup11....1..1............1..
Whooping Cough93663..9..........117
Fever1385..314441......310
Erysipelas321..2..2......1......3
Metria, Childbirth..............................
Carbuncle..............................
Influenza..............................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery84461..7....1......35
Cholera..............................
Totals of Zymotic Class47202712164346421••21431
2. Tubercular60312913113301712..1..3849
3. Of Brain, Nerves,&c.65372863••101823122••2855
4. Of the Heart, &c.945........144....135
5. Of Respiratory Organs52252714812541112....1645
6. Of Digestive Organs164121327323112310
7. Of the Kidneys2111....11..........11
8. Of the Uterus5..5......1..4........14
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c.1..1........1............1
10. Of Skin..............................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c.158714••••14..1......1311
12. Of Uncertain Seat1367••112154111110
13. Age1688............7921211
14. Violence10822..1521111..18
15. Not Specified..............................
Total3111521596342121295467451651451241