London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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the cases were mild in character. There was the greatest
difficulty in some cases in getting their removal to Hospital
accomplished, even when there was Hospital accommodation
for them, on account of the scruples of the
patient or friends to entering a pauper institution, and
especially to being taken there in the parish ambulance.
The Table will explain itself.
| YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Number of Deaths from all Causes. | Death-rate. | Rate of Natural Increase. | No. of Deaths from Seven of the principal Epidemic Diseases. | Percentage of Deaths from seven principal Epidemics to Deaths from all causes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | 225 | 28.0 | 121 | 151 | 12.9 | 16 | 13.2 |
| 1867 | 207 | 24.8 | 128 | 15.4 | 9.3 | 20 | 15.6 |
| 1868 | 263 | 30.5 | 118 | 13.6 | 16.8 | 11 | 9.3 |
| 1869 | 248 | 26.6 | 133 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 31 | 23.3 |
| 1870 | 271 | 29.5 | 145 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 19 | 12.4 |
| 1871 | 275 | 28.9 | 151 | 15.8 | 13.0 | 32 | 21.4 |
| 1872 | 279 | 28.4 | 144 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 19 | 13.1 |
| 1873 | 320 | 30.6 | 125 | 13.3 | 18.3 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1874 | 290 | 27.8 | 156 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 10 | 6.4 |
| 1875 | 292 | 27.3 | 167 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 20 | 11.9 |
| 1876 | 300 | 27.3 | 143 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 19 | 13.2 |
The Mortality Statistics of this Sub-district are
tabulated below, according to the cause of death, and the
age, sex, and social status of the deceased. It needs
little comment, save by way of comparison with the
statistics of former years.