London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Perish of Streatham.
83
Ages at Death. The number of deaths under one year of age
was 125; under five, 169, and under twenty-five, 203.
They respectively formed 21.5, 29.1, and 34.9 per cent,
of deaths at all ages.
Senile Decay. From old age, unassociated with disease,
37 deaths were registered, of these 19 were males and 18
females, yielding a percentage of 0.3 upon all deaths.
The total number of deaths at 65 years and upwards
was 211.
Below is a tabulated statement of deaths at high ages,
with the age at different periods, and the sex of the
deceased, composing 28 per cent, of the total deaths.
| Age. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| • • | |||
Inquests.
Sixteen inquests were held, eleven upon
males and five upon females, with the following
verdicts:—
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