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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Social Status. | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobility and Gentry | 1.62 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 2.71 | 3.43 | |
| Professional Class | 5.08 | 5.90 | 5.50 | 5.12 | 4.44 | |
| Middle Class | 18.10 | 17.40 | 16.90 | 19.00 | 20.85 | |
| Industrial Class | 75.20 | 73.40 | 74.20 | 73.17 | 71.28 | |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.00 | 10000 |
The proportion of the mortality borne by the
industrial and labouring classes in relation to that of the
collective number of the other classes was somewhat
higher during the past than in the preceding year; it
nevertheless shews a very considerable reduction on that
of the average of the preceding five years. The relative
proportion per cent, is seen in the table to have been
72.3 per cent, in the past year, the average of the
preceding five years having been 73.5 per cent. The
diminution in the relative amount of mortality amongst
the industrial population which has been often notified
in these Reports, indicates such marked improvement in
their condition as cannot but be reasonably entertained
as the result of the well-sustained sanitary operations of
the Board.