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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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
| BATTERSEA WEST. Population June, 1874— 32,135. Estimated mean population June, 1875— (52 weeks) 33,856, Area 1108 acres. | Total Deaths fron each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District | Sex | Age | So 1a Position | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, <fec. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
| Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic | /Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 11 | n | ||||||||
| Scarlatina | 48 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 35 | |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ||
| Typhus & other Fevers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | ||
| Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | • •• | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
| Metria, Childbirth | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea Choleraic Disease | 35 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 7 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 28 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 155 | 70 | 85 | 39 | 59 | 22 | 3 | 123 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | ... | 2 | 31 | 122 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 148 | 68 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 45 | 23 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 14 | 131 | ||
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 130 | 50 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 110 | ||
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 37 | 15 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 197 | 125 | 72 | 54 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 105 | 14 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 170 | ||
| 6. Digestive Organs | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 7. Urinary Organs | 10 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | |||
| 9. Of Cancer, &c. | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| 10. Syphilis | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 37 | 21 | 16 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 31 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 39 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .13 | ||
| 13. Age | 39 | 16 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 27 | ||
| 14. Violence | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
| 15. Joints and Bones | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Total | 857 | 474 | 383 | 232 | 159 | 38 | 24 | 453 | 104 | 123 | 146 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 109 | 711 | |
* This table includes all deaths in the Infirmary of the Union.