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Wandsworth 1890

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

Published
1891
Pages
84
Tables
43

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43 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    TABLE 1.
    BIRTHS.RATES
    Sub-Distbicts.Males.Females.Total.Birth-rateRate of Natural Increase.
  • Page 7
    TABLE II.
    DEATHS.
    Sub-Disteicts.Males.Females.Total.Death-rate.
  • Page 7
    The following table compares 1890 with preceding years. Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire district during the ten years 1880—89.
    Yeaes.Birth-rate per 1000.Death-rate per 1000.Rate of Natural Increase.
  • Page 9
    TABLE IV. Deaths in Outlying Institutions.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Number in Entire District.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Union Infirmary.General and Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
  • Page 10
    For every 1,000 of the population there died in Outlying Institutions, including the Union Infirmary :
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    TABLE V.
  • Page 11
    TABLE VI. Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the entire District during 1889, classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position, and showing also the relative numbers in each Sub-District.
    POPULATION of entire District, (Census) 1881, 103,172.Total Deaths from each class of Disease in the entire District.Sub-Districts.Sex.Age.SocialPosition
    Clapham—Population, 43,138. Area in acres, 1,238.Putnry Population, 17,771, Area in acres. 2,176.Streatham-Population, 42,000 Areainacres. 2,904.looting—Population, 5,700. Area in acres, 561.Wandsworth—population 4o,ra4. Area in acres, 2,433.Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.From 20 to 40 years.From 40 to 60 years.From 60 to 80 years.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle & Trading Class.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    Official Population in middle of 1890, 151,736. Area in Statute Aores, 9,352.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 13
    Table VII. showing the total number of deaths and their causes registered in the entire district during the 4 years 1887—90 with the relative number of each class of disease.
    1887.1888.1889.1890.
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    TABLE VIII.
    Whole District.Clapliam.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE IX.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE X.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Number of Births Returned from 1st January to 31st December 1889.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached ; and cases not having been found.
  • Page 18
    TABLE XI.
    Inquests.Total.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
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    TABLE XII. Sickness amongst Union Poor during 1890.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District.Total Deaths in each Sub-District.1.—Small Pox.2.—Measles.3.—Scarlatina.4.—Diphtheria.5.—Whooping Cough.6.—Diarrhoea and Dysentery.7.—Influenza.8.—Fever.9.—Erysipelas.10.—Puerperal Fever.11.—Lung Diseases, except Phthisis.12.—Phthisis.13.—Hydrocephalus, Atrophj Scrofula and Infantile Convulsions.14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth15.—Other Diseases.
    CasesDeathsOasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCases DeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeaths
  • Page 26
    TABLE I. Birth and Death-rates.
    YEAR.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death-rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
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    TABLE II. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    CLAPHAM.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District.Sex.Agb.Social Position.
    Population (Census) 188136,380Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and umder 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 Classes, Mer-chants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen .Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    Official Population in middle of 189043,138
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 28
    Table III. gives particulars as to causes of death of inhabitants of the parish who have died outside its borders. There were 91 deaths registered; 50 in the Union Infirmary, 26 in the General and Special Hospitals and 12 in the Hospitals of the Asylums Board, and 3 from accidents before reaching hospital. Including these 91 deaths the death-rate becomes 15.9.
    DISEASES.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    TotalMales.Females.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union Infirmary.General & Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
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    Of the total deaths the proportion in age groups was as follows:—
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    The proportion of deaths in the various social grades was as follows:—
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    TABLE IV. Lymoiic Mortality in Clapham.
    1881188218831884188518861887188818891890
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    There have been 31 inquests held, at which the following were the verdicts:—
  • Page 36
    TABLE I Birth and Death Rates.
    YEARS.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death-rate.Bate of Natural Increase.
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    TABLE II. Deaths in Out-lying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Total.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.GO and upwards.Union Infirmary.General & Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
  • Page 38
    TABLE III.
    PUTNEY.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Males.Females.Under 1 Year.From 1 to 5. years.From 5 to 15 years.From 15 to 25 years.At 25 and under 35 years.At 35 and under J 5 years.At 55 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, &c.Industrial & Labouring Classes.
    Population (Census) 189117,771
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 39
    TABLE IV. Zymotic Mortality in Putney & Roehampton Sub-dtstrict
    Zymotic Mortality.18801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
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    The relative mortality as classified under the different social grades, was as follows:
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    inquests. Sixteen inquests were held during the year, with the following results:
  • Page 44
    TABLE I. Birth and Death Rates.
    YEARS.Births.Birth.rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death.rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
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    TABLE II. Deaths in Out-lying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Total.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union Infirmary.General & Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
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    TABLE III. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    STREATHAM. Population (Census) 1881 21,607 Official Population in middle of 1890 42,000 CAUSES OF DEATH.Total deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.AGe.Social Position.
    Males.Females.'Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 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, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
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    TABLE IV. Zymotic Mortality in the Streatham Sub-district.
    18801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
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    TABLE VII.
    Age.Males.Females.Total.
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    inquests. Seventeen inquests were held with the following verdicts:—
  • Page 56
    TABLE I. Deaths in Outlying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Total.Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union InfirmaryGeneral & Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
  • Page 58
    TABLE II.
    TOOTING. Population (Census) 1881 4,851 Population in middle of 1890 5,700 CAUSES OF DEATH.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age. _ iAt 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.8 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial & Labouring Classes.
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    TABLE I. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    WANDSWORTH. Population (Census) 1881 28,004. Official Population m middle of 1890 45,284. CAUSES OF DEATH.Total Deaths from each class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Posiiion.
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 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, &c.Middle and Trading Class. Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
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    TABLE II Deaths in Out-lying Institutions.
    DISEASE.No.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union Infirmary. *General and Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals
  • Page 66
    TABLE III. Birth and Death Rates.
    Years.Births.Birth-rate.*Deaths from all causes.Death-rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
    Corrected.Uncorrected.
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    TABLE IV. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
    Diseases.188018811882188318841885188618871888188918901890.
    No. above corrected average.No. below corrected average.
  • Page 70
    TABLE V.
    DISEASE.No. cases notified.No. patients removed to HospitalNo. died in HospitalNo. died at HomeTotal deaths in Hospital and at Home
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    TABLE VI.
    DISEASE.J anuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
    Mean Temp. 41.4Mean Temp. 52.8Mean Temp. 59.4Mean Temp. 40.8
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    TABLE VII. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF NON-ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
    Causes of Death.188018811882188318841885188618871888188918901890.
    No. above corrected average.No. below corrected average.
  • Page 74
    TABLE VIII.
    Social Position.Total Deaths.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
    1890.Decennial average.1890.Decennial Average.
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    TABLE IX.
    Age.Males.Females.Total.