London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1865
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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of age, but of deaths under one year there will be found a
decided decrease, 24 and 17 being the respective numbers
in the years 1864 and 1865, making a difference of seven
in favour of the latter.
This is so far satisfactory as indicating some improvement
in the habits of the poorer classes in respect to the
care bestowed upon their helpless offspring at the earlier
periods of life.
PROGRESS OF MORTALITY.
| REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH. | NUMBER OF DEATHS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | THE YEAR. | ||
| January, February, March. | April, May, June. | July, August, September. | October, November, December | |||
| Zymotic Diseases (epidemic, endemic, and contagious) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | |
| Diseases of the Respiratory Organs | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
| Pulmonary Consumption | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Diseases of the Brain and Nerves. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Diseases of the Digestive Organs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| All other Diseases | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Accidental and Violent Deaths | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Old Age (natural decay) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 17 | 34 | 115 | |
| Meteorological Readings. | Mean Temperature of air | 36.5 | 56.2 | 62.5 | 46.0 | 50.3 |
| „ Degree of humidity | 858 | 728 | 768 | 888 | 808 | |
| „ Readings of Barometer | 29.616 | 29.917 | 20.860 | 29.739 | 29.783 | |
| Amount of Rain | 61 in. | 7 2 in. | 65 in. | 9.2 in. | 29.0 in. | |
Employing a similar table to that which has served in
several of my past reports to illustrate what may be
termed the progress of mortality, and to exhibit the fluctuation
of fatal disease at different seasons of the year, it
will be shown that the greatest number of deaths occurred
in the winter quarter, and it will not be without regret to
learn, by a comparison of the present with the table in my
last year's report, that Pulmonary Consumption is decidedly