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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 1875

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

WANDSWORTH.Population in 1871—19,783. Estimated population in middle of 1875—22,524. Area in Acres—2,478. DISEASES, And other causes of Death. Diseases Clissified.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAgeSocial Position
MalesFemalesUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsUnder 20 years, including all under 10 yearsAt 20, and under 40 years of ageAt 40, and under 60 years of ageAt 60, and under 80 years of age80 years and upwardsNobility and GentryProfessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes
Classes :—
1.ZymoticSmall Pox11...............1...............1...
Measles22...2......2...............2......
Scarlatina53214...5..................23
Diphtheria211...2...2..................11
Quinsy.............................................
Croup42213...4.....................4
WhoopingCough148659...14.....................12
Typhus & In fantile Fever523...124...1............14
Erysipelas3121......1...11.........12
Metria, Childbirth3...3............21............12
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhæa & Dysentery17611114...151...1...22112
Cholera.............................................
Totals of Zymotic Class5626302123247432...241040
2. Tubercular764333118227291451...51754
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c.985741943181733264362069
4. Of the Heart, &c.291217......12512911...325
5. Of Respiratory Organs572334147...22511163161040
6. Digestive Organs1971231...4474...1...414
7. Urinary Organs1082............22512242
8. Of Organs of Generation1...1...............1...............1
9. Of Joints Bones, &c.211............1...1............2
10. Of Skin.............................................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal-formation, &c.30181230......30............12423
12. Of Uncertain Seat1971211...2449...2278
13. Age12210..................481218
14. Violence96312...6...21.........18
15. Not Specified2...22......2.....................2
Totals4202102109246816071898218142981296