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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WANDSWORTH. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease. &c., in the Sub-District | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871—19,783. Estimated population in middle of 1873 - 21,248. 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 | Per centage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes |
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BATTERSEA. (Entire Sub-district.) Population in 1872—58,260. Estimated Population in middle of year 1873 - 61,758. 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. (53 weeks.) |
Ages. | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 98 | Total. |
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Small Pox | Measles | Scarlatina | Diphtheria | Croup | Whooping Cough | Fevers | Erysipelas | Diseases of Childbirth | Carbuncle | Diarrhœa | Cholera or Choleraic Diarrhœa | Total |
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BATTERSEA EAST. Population June, 1872— 29,592. Estimated mean population, 1873—31,344. (52 Weeks.) | 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 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. | 1872 | 1873 | Increase 1873 | Decrease 1873 |
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BATTERSEA WEST. Population June, 1872— 28.693, Estimated mean population J une, 1873— (52 weeks) 30,814. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &, 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. |
Years | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 |
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Years. | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 |
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CLAPHAM. Population in 1871—27,347. Estimated Population in middle of year 1873— 28,799. Area in Acres—1,233. DISEASES And other Causes of Death | 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, in-cludingall under lOyears. | 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. |
STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,475. Estimated Population middle of 1873-15,456 Area in Statute Acres-3,465. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death | 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. |
PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population (Census) 1871— 9,439. Estimated population in middle of the year 1873— 10,101. 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 | ||||||||||||
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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 GO 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 |
POPULATION of ENTIRE DISTRICT, As corrected by the Registrar General. Census 1871—125,060. Estimated Population for middle of year, 1873,— 138,796. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the entire District. | Sub-Districts. | Sex. | Ace. | 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 uuder 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. |
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-Districts. | 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—Hydrocephalus, 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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