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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
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. | ||||
Classes:— | Small Pox | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
1. Zymotic | Measles | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ||
Scarlatina | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Diphtheria | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2. | ||
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Croup | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | • •• | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ||
Whooping Cough | 21 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 14 | ||
Typhus&In-fantileEever | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 16 | ||
Erysipelas Metria, | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
Childbirth | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diarrhœa & Cholera | 37 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 6 | ... | ... | 33 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 28 | ||
Totals of Zymotic Class | 115 | 60 | 55 | 46 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 32 | 82 | ||
2. Tubercular | 106 | 53 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 26 | 79 | ||
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 100 | 52 | 48 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 79 | ||
4. Of the Heart, &c | 34 | 18 | 16 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 24 | ||
5. Of Respiratory Or | 156 | 86 | 70 | 45 | 36 | 3 | ... | 84 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 125 | ||
6. Digestive Organs | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
7. Urinary Organs | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |||
8. Of Organs of Gene ratio | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |||
9. Of Cancer, &c | 14 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | |||
10. Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c | 23 | 15 | 8 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ||
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 50 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 4 | ... | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | ... | ... | 11 | 39 | ||
13. Age | 51 | 27 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 19 | ... | 1 | 11 | 39 | ||
14. Violence | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Total | 674 | 358 | 316 | 189 | 97 | 21 | 21 | 331 | 73 | 106 | 129 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 148 | 514 |