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. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub.District, | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Population (Census) 1881 36,380 Official Population in middle of 1883 38,406 Area in Acres, 1,233 | 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, &e. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &e. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | ||
DISEASES And other Causes of Death, | |||||||||||||||||
Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | 33 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 23 | |
Scarlatina | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Diphtheria | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | |
Croup | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 13 | |
Whooping Cough | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Typhus, &c. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Metria, Childbirth | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 19 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 112 | 43 | 69 | 33 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 97 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .. | •• | 14 | 25 | 73 | |
2. Tubercular | 76 | 30 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | 14 | 20 | 42 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 66 | 30 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | .. | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 40 | |
4 Of the Heart. &c. | 39 | 19 | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | .. | 9 | 10 | 20 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 113 | 50 | 63 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | .. | 8 | 20 | 85 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 26 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10. Of Skin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 60 | 25 | 35 | 54 | 6 | .. | .. | 60 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 40 | |
12. Dropsy, Cancer, and of Uncertain Seat | 24 | 10 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | 11 | 10 | |
13. Age | 25 | 10 | l5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | |
14. Violence | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
15. Not Specified | 8 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Totals | 580 | 246 | 334 | 160 | 109 | 20 | 21 | 313 | 62 | 91 | 90 | 24 | 3 | 66 | 158 | 353 |