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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 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: TABLE J.Shewing Census Population of 1881 at different groups of ages: male and female death.rates, and death.rates at different groups of ages: the different parts of the Wandsworth District being compared throughout.

TABLE J.

Shewing Census Population of 1881 at different groups of ages: male and female death.rates, and death.rates at different groups of ages: the different parts of the Wandsworth District being compared throughout.

SUB. DISTEICTS.ALL AGES.No. of persons under 5 years.Death.rate under 5 years.No. of persons aged 5 to 10 years.Death.rate 5 to 10 years.Persons 10 to 20 years.Death.rate 10 to 20 yearsPersons 20 to 40 years.Death.rate 20 to 40 years.Persons 40 to 60 years.Death.rate 40 to 60 years.Persons 60 to 80 years.Death.rate 60 to 80 years.Persons 80 years old and upwards.Death.rate over 80 years.
No. of Persons.General Death.rate per 1,000 of Population.No. of Males.Male Death.rate.No. of Females.Female Death.rate.
Battersea10726220.15266520. 085459719.511728363.0147635.01211943.44329606.881637818.6422872.4255270.5
Clapham3638013.71593513.182044514.13440745.638017.1075863.4212020407613811.2225943.3169171.6
Putney1323512.6540617.0178299.58147046.912896.2026801.8648785.3320887.6676841.662177.7
Streatham2555312.21082513.851472811.06320636.426313.0451022.7488794.95410310.4152943.1103203.8
Wandsworth2800418.11332819.051467617.23352754.130454.9256973.5190497.07489923.0168448.6103213.5

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*Tlie death.rates are in all cases per 1,000 of the people living at the special age.group under consideration.