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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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Estimated Population in the middle of the Year 1871. | Deaths. | Ratio of Deaths to Population. |
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WANDSWORTH. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871-19,797. Population in 1861-13,346. Increase in 10 years-6,451. 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and 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. | Percentage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes. |
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BATTERSEA. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease. &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871—53,988. Population in 1861—19,600. | ||||||||||||||||
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. | |||
Increase in 10 years—34,388. | ||||||||||||||||
Area In Acres.-2,343 | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASES, | ||||||||||||||||
And other Causes of Death. |
Years | 1801 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | J867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 |
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CLAPHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871—27,348. Population in 1861—20,894. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, includingall 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, Hankers, &c. | Middle Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
Increase in 10 years—6,458. | ||||||||||||||||
Area in Acres—1,233. | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||
And other Causes of Death |
Years. | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 |
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STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,479. Population in 1861—10,082. Increase in 10 4,397. years 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 & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death |
PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1871—9,438. Population in 1861—6,481. Increase in 10 years—2,957. Area in 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 nnder 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. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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MEANS. | Jan., Feb., and March. | April, May, and June. | July, Aug., and September. | Oct., Nov., and December. | The Year. |
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Years. | Deaths from the seven principal Epidemics in each Sub-District. | Entire District. | ||||||||
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Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney. | Streatham. | Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemics. | Total Deaths Registered from all causes | Per centage of Deaths from the Seven 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—Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas. | 9 —Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases except Phthisis. | 11—Phthisis. | 12 —H ydrocephalus, 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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Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Totals. |
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