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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Measles | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Scarlatina | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
Typhus and Infantile Fever | 9 | 2 | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Erysipelas Metria, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ||
Cholera | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 38 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 23 | |
2. Tubercular | 19 | 8 | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 10 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | |
5. Of Respiratory Or- gans | 40 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 9 | ... | 16 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | ... | 3 | 12 | 25 | |
G. Of Digestive Organs | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
7. Of Urinary Organs . | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ||
8. Of Organs of Gene ration | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal formation, &c. | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
13. Age | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | ... | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
14. Violence | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
15. Not Specified | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Totals | 173 | 87 | 86 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 86 |