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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Year | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Officially estimated Population in the middle of | Deaths. | Death rate. | Excluding NonPririshioners ho have Died in Public Institutions. | ||||
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1878 | 1879 | 1878 | 1879 | 1878 | 1879 | 1879 |
DISEASES. And other causes of Death | 1869 | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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SUB-DISTRICTS | No. of Deaths from Epidemics per 1000 of the Estimated population. | Ratio of Deaths from Epidemics to every 100 of the total deaths. |
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YEARS | AGE | ||||||||
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Under 1 year | From 1 to 5 years | From 5 to 10 years | All under 20 years | From 20 to 40 years | From 40 to 60 years | From 60 to 80 years | 80 years &c upward |
1877. | 1878. | 1879. |
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BATTERSEA EAST. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Population, June 1878— 40,049 | 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. | ||
Official mean population, June, 1879— 41,790 | |||||||||||||||||
Area in Acres 1235. |
1879 | 1878 | 1877 |
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BATTERSEA WEST. Population, June, 1878— 39,019 | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., 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 | From 10 to 20 years | All under 20 years | At 20, and under 40 years | At 40, and under 60 years | At 60, and under 80 years | 80 years and upwards | Nobility and Gentry | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
Official mean population, June, 1879— 40,740 | |||||||||||||||||
Area 1108 acres. |
1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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CLAPHAM. Population in 1871—27,847. Official population in middle of year 1879— 33,000. Area in Acres—1,233. | 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, Ac. | Middle A Trading Class. Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
DISEASES And other Causes of Death |
WANDSWORTH. Population in 1871—19,783. Official population in middle of 1879—25,093. 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, Mer chants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labonuring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other causes of Death. Diseases Classified. |
YEARS | Small Pox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Cholera | Diarrhœa | Fever—Typhus and Typhoid | Total Deaths from Epidemics | Total Deaths from all causes | Per rentage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes |
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STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,475. Official Population middle of 1879—18500. Area in Statute Acres—3,465. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., 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, Ac. | Middle A Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
DISEASES And other Causes of Death |
DISEASES. | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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Year | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
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PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population (Census) 1871— 9,439. Official Population in middle of the year 1879— 11,900. Area in Statute Acres—2,170. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., 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. | At 10 and under 20 years of age. | 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 A Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
POPULATION of ENTIRE DISTRICT, As corrected by the Registrar General. Census 1871—125,060. Official Population for middle of year, 1879,— 171,900. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease,&c., in the entire District. | sub-districts. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||||||
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Clapham—Population in 1871, 27,347, area in acres, 1,233. | Wandsworth—Population in 1871. 19,783, area in acres, 2,478. | Battersea—Population in 1871, 54,016, area in acres, 2,348. | Putney—Population in 1871, 9,439, area in acres, 2,176. | Streatham, Tooting. and Balham—Population 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. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Winter Jan., Feb., March. Spring April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec. | Temperature of | Elastic 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. | Residing of Thermometer on Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | Air— Daily Range. | Number of Nights it was | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Heading at Night. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | Diff. from Average of 108 Years. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean (Sat°=100). | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 38 Years. | Mean. | Diff, from Average of 38 Years. | Amount. | Diff. from Average of 64 Years. | At or below 30°. | Between 30° and 40°. | Above 40°. |
Years. | Deaths from the seven principal Epidemics in each Sub-District. | Entire District. | |||||||
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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. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District. | 1—Small Pox. | 2—Measles. | 3—Scarlatina and Diphtheria. | 4—Whooping Cough. | 6—Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas. | 9—Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases except Phthisis. | 11—Phtliisis. | 12—Hydrocephalus, Atrophy, Scrofula, and Convulsions of Children. | 13—Other Diseases. | 14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth. | Total Deaths in each Sub-District. | |||||||||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Totals. |
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