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.
WANDSWORTH. Population in 1871—19,783. Estimated population in middle of 1876—23,169. Area in Acres—2,478. | Total Deaths from each 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes | |||
DISEASES, And other causes of Death. Diseases Classified. | ||||||||||||||||
Classes :— | ||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Measles | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 15 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | |
Scarlatina | 12 | 7 | 5 | ... | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | |
Typhus & Infantile Fever | 12 | 7 | 5 | ... | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Metria, Childbirth | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
Cholera | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 80 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 63 | |
2. Tubercular | 64 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 51 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c | 125 | 72 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 41 | 35 | ... | 5 | 8 | 15 | 97 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 26 | 9 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
5. Of Respiratory Or gans | 58 | 33 | 35 | 18 | 8 | ... | 26 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 46 | |
6. Digestive Organs | 29 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
7. Urinary Organs | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
8. Of Organs of Gene ration | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
9. Of Joints Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. Premature Birth,Low Vitality, Malformation,&c. | 22 | 14 | 8 | 22 | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 18 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
13. Age | 16 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
14. Violence | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | |
15. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Totals | 461 | 247 | 214 | 92 | 63 | 15 | 191 | 68 | 93 | 99 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 74 | 339 |