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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| SUB-DISTRICTS. | Population in the middle of 1886. | Percentage of Total, Population. | Density of Population— Number of Persons to an Acre. | Relative Mortality per cent. of Industrial and other Classes. | Death-rate per 1000 excluding deaths in Public Institutions, within and without the Sub-district. | Death-rate per 1,000 including deaths in Outlying Institutions, excluding deaths in Public Institutions within the Sub-district. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Classes. | Other Classes. | ||||||
| East Battersea | 69,602 | 27.00 | 73 4 | 83.4 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 187 |
| West Battersea | 67,265 | 26.09 | 48.0 | 82.9 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 18.0* |
| Clapham | 41,945 | 16.27 | 34.0 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 12.9 | 14.7 |
| Putney | 15,210 | 5.90 | 6.9 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| Streatham | 31.400 | 12.18 | 9.0 | 42.7 | 57.3 | 15.0 | 165 |
| Wandsworth | 32,320 | 12.56 | 13.0 | 64.2 | 35.8 | 17.8 | 21.4 |
| *In estimating this rate, the deaths in Union Infirmary which belonged to West Battersea (64 in number) are included, in order that the rate may be compared with that of the other sub-districts. | |||||||