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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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
| PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1861—6,481. Area in Statute Acres—2,176. DISEASES, And other causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| Classes:- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Scarlatina | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Typhus & Infantile Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Metria, Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | |
| Choleraic Diarrhœa. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 34 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | 15 | |
| 2 Tubercular | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ... | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
| 4 Of the Heart, &c. | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | |
| 5 Of Respiratory Organs | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 Digestive Organs | 11 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 Urinary Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 Of Organs of Generation | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 9 Of Joints, Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mai-formation, &c. | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 12 Of Uncertain Seat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 Age | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 Violence | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | |
| 15 Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 133 | 64 | 69 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 65 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 52 | |