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 | Deaths. | Ratio of Deaths to Population. | |||
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1871. | 1872. | 1871. | 1872. | 1871. | 1872. |
WANDSWORTH. Population in 1871—19,783. Estimated population in middle of year 1872- 20,703. Increase in 10 years—6,451. Area in Acres, 2,478. | 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 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. (Entire Sub-district) Population in 1871—54,016. Estimated Population in middle of year 1872 - 58,260. Area in Acres—2,343 | 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
BATTERSEA EAST. Population April, 1871— 27,416. Estimated increase— 2,176. Estimated mean population, 1872—29,592. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under I year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 20 years. | All under 20 years. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under CO 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. |
BATTERSEA WEST. | 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 | From 10 to 20 years | All under 20 years | At 20, and under 40 years | At 40, and under 60 years | At 60, and under 80 years | 80 years and upwards | Nobility and Gentry | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
Population April, 1871— 26,572, Estimated mean population June, 1872— 28,693. |
Years | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 |
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CLAPHAM. Population in 1871—27,347. Estimated Population in middle of year 1872— 28,154. Area in Acres—1,233. | 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, includingall under 10 yea rs. | 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 Labor ing classes | |||
DISEASES And other Causes of Death |
Years. | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 |
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STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,475, Estimated Population middle of 1872—15,027 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 1871-9,439. Estimated population in middle of the year 1872- 9.807. Area in Statute 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 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 |
YEARS. | Number of Deaths from all Causes. | No. of Deaths from Seven of the principal Epidemic Diseases. | Percentage of Deaths from seven principal Epidemics to Deaths from all causes. |
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POPULATION ENTIRE DISTRICT, As corrected by the Registrar General. Census 1871—125,060. Assumed Population for middle of year, 1872,— 131,891. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the entire District. | Sub-Districts. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position | ||||||||||||||||
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Clapham—Population in 1871, 27,347, area in acres, 1,233. | Wandsworth—Population in 1871, 19,783, area in acres, 2,478. | Battersea—Population in 1871, 54,016, area in acres, 2,348. | Putney—Population in 1871, 9,439, area in acres, 2,176. | Streatham, Tooting, and Balham—Population 1871, 14,475, area in acres, 3,465. | 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. |
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. | Streatbam. | 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 eacli 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 y drocephal us. 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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