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.
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
Scarlatina | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Whooping Cough | 25 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 15 | ... | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
Typhus, &c. | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | 6 | |
Erysipelas. | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Metria, Childbirth | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa, etc. | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | ... | 12 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 12 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 102 | 46 | 56 | 31 | 39 | 9 | 83 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 65 | |
2. Tubercular | 64 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 6 | ... | 21 | 25 | 14 | 4 | ... | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &e. | 70 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 13 | ... | 38 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 35 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 42 | 19 | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 129 | 61 | 68 | 37 | 22 | ... | 61 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 85 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 34 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 1 | ... | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
13. Age | 21 | 5 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
14. Violence | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
15. Not Specified | 50 | 21 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | |
Totals | 561 | 266 | 295 | 156 | 87 | 14 | 271 | 63 | 67 | 135 | 25 | 41 | 92 | 128 | 300 |