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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SOUTH DISTRICTS. | Estimated Population in 1866 | DEATHS IN 1866. | RATE OF MORTALITY per 10,000 in 1866. | ||||
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Cholera | Diarrhœa | Cholera and Diarrhœa | Cholera | Diarrhœa | Cholera and Diarrhœa |
WANDSWORTH. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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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. |
YEARS. | Small Pox | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Cholera. | Diarrhœa. | Fever— Typhus and Typhoid. | Total Deaths from Epidemics. | Total Deaths from all causes. | Per centage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes. |
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Years | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 |
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CLAPHAM. Population in 1861—20,894. Area in Acres—1,233. | 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 | 1 From 1 to 5 years | From 5 to 10 years | 1 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 and Laboring Classes | |||
DISEASES And other Causes of Death |
Years. | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 |
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BATTERSEA. Population in 1961—19,852. Area in Statute Acres—2,343 | 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1861—10,082. Area in Statute Acres—3,465 | 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 & Training Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death |
PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1861—6,481. Area in Statute Acres—2,176. | 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes | |||
DISEASES, And other causes of Death. |
YEARS. | Number of Deaths from all Causes. | No. of Deaths from Seven of the principal Epidemic Diseases. | Percentage of Deaths from seven principal Epidemics to Deaths from all Causes. |
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Years | No. of Deaths amongst all classes | Amongst the Union Poor | |
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No. of Cases Treated | No. of Deaths |
Years | No. of Deaths amongst all classes | Amongst the Union Poor | |
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No. of Cases Treated | No. of Deaths |
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 1861, 13,346, 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. | Streatham, Tooting, and Balham—Popu-lation 1861, 10,082, area in acres, 3,465. | Males. | Females. | After 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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Year | Deaths from Epidemics in each Sub-District. | Entire District. | ||||||
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Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney. | Streatham. | Total Deaths from Epidemics. | Total Deaths Registered. | Percentage of Deaths from Epidemics to Total Deaths. |
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—Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas | 9—Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases except Phthisis. | 11—Phthisis. | 12—Hydrocephnlus 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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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | I Deaths. | 1 Cases. | 1 Deaths. | I Cases. | Deaths. | | Cases. | Deaths |
Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Totals. |
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