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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.
| STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,475. Estimated Population middle of 1875—17,335 Area in Statute Acres—3,465. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub·District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Class.: Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Scarlatina | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 1. Zymotic Typhus and other Fevers | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Metria, Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Influenza | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea Choleraic Disease J | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 29 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2. Tubercular* | 84 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | ... | 5 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 41 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 9 |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ... | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | ... | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 6. Of Digestive Organs | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 9 | 8 |
| 7. Of Urinary Organs | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8. Of Organs of Gene ration | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10. Of Skin | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ••• |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 8 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 13. Age | 20 | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 4 | ... | 7 | 9 | ||||
| 14. Violence | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | |
| 15. Not Specified | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |||||||||
| Totals | 237 | 110 | 127 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 92 | 34 | 32 | 68 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 105 | 76 |
* Of the Tubercular class of Diseases, 25 deaths appear to have resulted from Phthisis.