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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 1866

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

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Table: In the table which follows will be found a succinct record of the classified causes of all deaths that occurred within the parish in 1866, with the age, sex, and social position of the deceased persons:—

In the table which follows will be found a succinct record of the classified causes of all deaths that occurred within the parish in 1866, with the age, sex, and social position of the deceased persons:—

CLAPHAM. Population in 1861—20,894. Area in Acres—1,233.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.SexAgeSocial Position
MalesFemalesUnder 1 year1 From 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 years1 Under 20 years, including all under 10 yearsAt 20, and under 40 years of ageAt 40 and under 60 years of ageAt 60 and under 80 years of age80 years and upwardsNobility and GentryProfessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Laboring Classes
DISEASES And other Causes of Death
Classes:—
1. ZymoticSmall Pox.108254110.....................10
Measles187114111171...............216
Scarlatina624...246.....................6
Diphtheria.532...2141............122
Quinsy11...1......1.....................1
Croup Whooping752...7...7.....................1
Cough1410449...131...............410
Typhus, &c.167914...8332......349
Erysipelas..............................................
Metria, Childbirth2...2............2...............11
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery135892112......1......148
Cholera431...213...1............13
Totals of Zymotic Class9651452443981843......51972
2. Tubercular5726314311324182......22233
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c.362016831146691...31221
4. Of the Heart, &c.2610161......21716.........1412
5. Of Respiratory Organs732548231413841219......22249
6. Of Digestive Organs1541144...8133......2211
7. Of Urinary Organs44......1...1...21.........13
8. Of Organs of Generation4...4...............31.........13
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c.413111222
10. Of Skin31221...............1...2
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c.401525346...40...............4333
12. Of Uncertain Seat3121......1...2.........1...2
13. Age351025...............11816...51218
14. Violence12754...271...4.........39
15. Not Specified17893216263......2510
Totals425183242109771521547658117...27118280