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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 1869

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

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Table: STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

WANDSWORTH.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAgeSocial Position
Population in 1861—13,346. Area in Acres, 2,478.MalesFemalesUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsUnder 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks,&c.Industrial and Labouring Classes
Diseases and other Causes of Death.
Diseases Classified.
Classes:—
1. ZymoticSmall Pox.............................................
Measles231112517...23..................122
Scarlatina36181852263411.........1827
Diphtheria.............................................
Quinsy.............................................
Croup74325...7...............2...5
Whooping Cough75252...7..................16
Typhus & Infantile Fever5411...132............1...4
Erysipelas.............................................
Metria, Childbirth2...2............2............1...1
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhoea & Dysentery231112155...20...111......221
Cholera.............................................
Totals of Zymotic Class103535033517945211...51286
2. Tubercular5528278612221111...13843
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c.9858401515...341821214151478
4. Of the Heart, &c.17107.........11510.........413
5. Of Respiratory Organs552728148...2351413...2...647
6. Digestive Organs1813642...8334.........513
7. Urinary Organs1174............245...2225
8. Of Organs of Generation2...2............2...............11
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c..............................................
10. Of Skin.............................................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal- formation, &c.2315823......23...............1517
12. Of Uncertain Seat17985......6245......1412
13. Age1459..................104......410
14.Violence13121...815521......2110
15. Not Specified3...33......3.....................3
Totals429237192105859219646671961966338