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.
PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population (Census) 1871— 9,439. Estimated population in middle of the year 1875— 10.691. Area in Statute Acres—2,176. DISEASES, And other causes of Death. | Total Deaths from cach 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 & Labouring Classes. | |||||
Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic' | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Scarlatina | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | |||
Typhus and other Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Metria, Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Diarrhoea & Choleraic Disease. | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | |||
Totals of Zymotic Class | 20 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | ... | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||
*2. Tubercular | 26 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ... | 12 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 23 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
4. Of the Heart, &c | 13 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | I | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
5. Of Respiratory Organ | 36 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | ... | 15 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | ... | 4 | 20 | 12 | |||
6. Digestive Organs | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
* 7. Urinary Organs | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
8. Of Organs of Generation | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mai·formation, &c. | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
13. Age | 11 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
14. Violence | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |||
15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Totals | 167 | 74 | 93 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 77 | 18 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 71 | 70 |
* Of the Tubercular class of diseases there were 15 deaths registered as being due to Pulmonary
Phthisis.