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.
BATTERSEA EAST. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, sc., in the Sob-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Population, June, 1877— 38,308. Official mean population, 1878—40,049. Area in Acres 1235. | 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 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. | ||
Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
Measles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Scarlatina | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ... | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | |
Diphtheria. | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |
Whooping Cough | 63 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 34 | 2, | ... | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 58 | |
Typhus, &c. | 12 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | l | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Erysipelas. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Metria, Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Carbuncle. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea & Cholera | 71 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 25 | ... | ... | 64 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 62 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 194 | 91 | 103 | 73 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 178 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 174 | |
2. Tubercular | 116 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 113 | 23 | 27 | 3 | ... | 1 | 6 | 15 | 144 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 110 | 60 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 85 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 62 | 26 | 26 | 21 | ... | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 46 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 217 | 107 | 110 | 86 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 6 | 28 | 24 | ... | 1 | 7 | 20 | 189 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 33 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 28 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs. | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10. Of Skin | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c | 45 | 16 | 29 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 41 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat. | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | |
13.Age | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
14. Violence | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 9. | 23 | |
15. Not Specified | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | |
Totals | 895 | 433 | 462 | 364 | 211 | 33 | 28 | 636 | 64 | 109 | 77 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 81 | 778 |