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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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Table: 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.

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.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
Population in 1861—13,346. Area in Acres, 2,478.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.
Diseases and other Causes of Death.
Diseases Classified.
Classes:–
1. ZymoticSmall Pox54111132..................5
Measles211...2...2.....................2
Scarlatina312...2...21..................3
Diphtheria1...1...1...1.....................1
Quinsy.............................................
Croup211...2...2..................11
Whooping Cough63324...6..................15
Fever18810...619612.........117
Erysipelas11......1...1..................1...
Metria, Childbirth3...3............3.........1......2
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery19127122...141...3111314
Cholera.............................................
Totals of Zymotic Class60312915212401315121750
2 Tubercular63273616512920113...12555
3 Of Brain, Nerves,59372233...8111718541945
4 Of the Heart, &c.1679.........126613139
5 Of Respiratory Organs563125176126311142...3647
6 Of Digestive Organs25121392112364...22516
7 Of the Kidneys743............241...1...33
8 Of the Uterus6...6............231............6
9 Of Joints, Bones, &c.1...1............1..................1
10 Of Skin.............................................
11 Premature Birth, Vitality, Malformation, &c.1275111...12..................111
12 Of Uncertain Seat431...1...1...12...1......3
13 Age20614..................9112...414
14 Violence9812...13231.........36
15 Not Specified.............................................
Total3381731657339613259636420161040266