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Wandsworth 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

Published
1878
Pages
88
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    A comparison of the birth and death-rates (founded upon the official estimates of the population) is presented in the Table given below:—
    Year1871187218731874187518761877
  • Page 9
    Causes of Death. — The mortality statistics, as of old, are given in the first Table of the Appendix; but such a Table, as regards the causes of death at least, is comparatively valueless without the means of comparing its figures with those of past years. With this object the following comparative Table was introduced for the first time last year, and is again presented.
    DISEASES. And other causes of Death18671868186918701871187218731874187518761877
  • Page 11
    The Table given below shows the amount of epidemic disease which occurred in each parish, and the percentage of the total mortality which it yields:—
    SUB-DISTRICTSNo. of Deaths from Epidemics per 1000 of the Estimated population.Ratio of Deaths from Epidemics to every 100 of the total deaths.
  • Page 25
    Vaccination in reference to Births during the year.
    Total Births registered from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st, 1877.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of VaccinationDied Un-vaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to other Districts unknown.Un- accounted for
  • Page 28
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    BATTERSEA EAST.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Population, June, 1876— 36,567.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 of age.At 40 and under 60 years of ageAt 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.
    Estimated mean population, 1877—38,308.
    Area in Acres 1235.
  • Page 41
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    BATTERSEA WEST.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease. &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAgeSocial Position
    MalesFemalesUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsFrom 10 to 20 yearsAll under 20 yearsAt 20, and under 40 yearsAt 40, and under 60 yearsAt 60, and under 80 years80 years and upwardsNobility and GentryProfessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    Population June, 1876 — 35,577.
    Estimated mean population June, 1877— (52 weeks) 37,298, Area 1108 acres.
  • Page 42
    The following Table contrasts all deaths from Zymotic causes during the past six years:—
    187218731874187518761877
  • Page 44
    The following Table contrasts all deaths from non-Zymotic causes during the past six years:—
    187218731874187518761877
  • Page 51
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    CLAPHAM. Population in 1871-27,347. Estimated Population in middle of year 1877— 31,381. Area in Acres—1,233. DISEASES And other Causes of DeathTotal Deaths from each Class of Disease,,&c., in the Sub-District.SexAGESocial 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 CO 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.
  • Page 52
    Zymotic Diseases —For the sake of comparison, I introduce a table here which shows the number of cases of this important class, at least of its most prominent sub-classes, during the last eleven years, 1867-77, inclusive
    Years18671868186918701871187218731874187518761877
  • Page 58
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    WANDSWORTH.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAGeSocial Position
    Population in 1871—19,783. Estimated population in middle of 1877—23,806. Area in Acres—2,478.MalesFemalesUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsUnder 20 years, including all under 10 yearsAt 20, and under 40 years of ageAt 40, and under 60 years of ageAt 60, and under 80 years of age80 years and upwardsNobility and GentryProfessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes
    DISEASES, And other causea of Death. Diseases Classified.
  • Page 60
    Epidemic Diseases—their prevalence and fatality- The following Table shows the deaths which have resulted from the seven principal Epidemic Diseases during the past and ten preceding years, and the relation which they bore to the deaths from all causes.
    YEARSSmall PoxMeaslesScarlet FeverDiphtheriaWhooping CoughCholeraDiarrhoeaFever—Typhus and TyphoidTotal Deaths From EpidemicsTotal Deaths from all causesPer centage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes
  • Page 67
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    STREATHAM, INCLUDING TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871-14,475. Estimated Population middle of 1877—17,227. Area in Statute Acres—3,465. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease. &c., in the Sub-District.SexAgeSocial 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.
  • Page 68
    With the exception of Small Pox, this Sub-district has rarely been so free of infectious diseases, as the following little Table will show:—
    DISEASES.18731874187518761877
  • Page 74
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON. Population (Census) 1871— 9,439. Estimated population in middle of the year 1877— 11,287 Area in Statute Acres—2,176. DISEASES, And other causes of Death.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District.Sex.AGESocial 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 & Labouring Classes.
  • Page 76
    These cases of Epidemic disease are divided in the following Table according to the quarter of the year in which they occurred:—
    DISEASE.1877.
    First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.
  • Page 77
    The Table given below is a continuation of the Table on page 75, comparing the causes of death for ten years in the remaining 14 Classes:—
    YEARS.18671868186918701871187218731874187518761877
  • Page 82
    TABLE I. Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the entire District during 1876, classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position, and showing also the relative Numbers in each Sub-District.
    POPULATION of KNTIRE DISTRICT, As corrected by the Registrar General. Census 1871—125,060. Estimated Population for middle of year, 1877,— 159,234. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the entire District.scb-dlstricts.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Ulapham—Population in 1871, ^7,o4/, area in acres, 1,233.Wanaswortn—Population in 1871,19,789, area in acres, 2,478.Battersea—Population in 1871, 54,016, area in acres, 2,348.Putney—Population in 1871, 9,439, are in acres, 2,176.Streatham, Tooting, and Balham—popu lation 1871, 14,475, area in acres, 3,465.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.
  • Page 83
    TABLE II. B irths registered during the year 1877.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 84
    TABLE III. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for LONDON, 1877. (Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar General by James Glashier, Esq., F.R.S.)
    Winter . . Jan., Feb., March. Spring . . April, May, June. Summer . . July, Aug., Sept. Autumn . . Oct., Nov., Dec.Temperature ofElastic Force of Vapour."Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.Degree of Humidity.Reading of Barometer.Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.Rain.Reading of Thermometer on Grass.
    Air.Evaporation.Dew point.Air— Dally Range.Number of Nights it wasLowest Heading at Night.Highest Beading at Night.
    Mean.Diff. from Average of 106 Years.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean (Satn = 100).Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 36 Years.Amount.Diff. from Average of 62 Years.At or below 30°.Between 30° and 40°.Above 40°.
  • Page 85
    TABLE IV. Showing the total Deaths from the Principal Epidemic Diseases registered in each Sub-District, and in the entire District, and the relation which they bore to the total Mortality in the several years 1867—77.
    Years.Deaths from the seven principal Epidemics in each Sdb-District.Entire District.
    Clapham.Battersea.Wandsworth.Putney.Streatham.Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemics.Total Deaths Registered from all causes.Per centage of Deaths from the Seven Epidemics to Total Deaths.
  • Page 86
    TABLE V. Cases of Sickness amongst the Poor under the treatment of the Union Medical Officers, with the Deaths from each class of Disease, during the year ended 31st December, 1877. Compiled from the District Medical Belief Books.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-district.1—Small Pox.2—Measles.3—Scarlatina and Malignant Sore Throat.4—Whooping Cough.5—Diarrhoea and Dysentery.6—Cholera.7—Fever.8—Erysipelas.9—Puerperal Fever.10—Lung Diseases except Phthisis.11—Phthisis.12—Hydrocephalus, Atrophy, Scrofula, and Convulsions of Children.13—Other Diseases.14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth.Total Deaths in each Sub-District
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.DeathsCases.Deaths. |Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 87
    TABLE VI. Summary of the Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1877.
    Clapham.Battersea.Wandsworth.Putney and Roehampton.Streatham, including Tooting and Balham.Totals.