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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Compared with the previous year the deaths were
more numerous amongst the gentry and professional
classes, and less amongst the trading and industrial.
Parish of Streatham.
77
Infantile Death-Bate.
The deaths of infants under one year of age numbered
125 or 104.1 per 1000 of the births registered.
This is somewhat higher than during the previous year,
but well below the average.
The following compares the infantile death-rates of the past five years.
| No. of deaths of infants under 1 year of age. | Rate per 1,000 of births registered. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 117 | 108.0 |
| 1892 | 128 | 120.0 |
| 1893 | 150 | 123.0 |
| 1894 | 109 | 93.7 |
| 1895 | 125 | 104.1 |
The subjoined table gives the proportion of deaths in the several social grades.
| Nobility and Gentry | 47 = 8.1 per cent. |
| Professional Classes | 25 = 4.3 „ |
| Middle and Trading Classes | 55 = 9.4 ,, |
| Industrial and Labouring Classes | . 454 = 78.2 |
| Total deaths | 581 100.0 |
Zymotic Diseases,
their prevalence
and fatality.
The following table contrasts all the deaths
resulting from the seven principal epidemic
diseases, occurring within the sub-district, with the