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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Table: Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.

Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.

I. NaturalHeart Disease1
Apoplectic Fit1
Lung Diseases. .2
Convulsions1—5
II. Violence:-
AccidentalBurns1
Suffocation in bed with parents1
Run over2
Decapitation by train1
Falls2
Poisoning1—8
SuicideHanging1
Poisoning1
Cut Throat1—3
Total1 16

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Uncertified
Deaths.
Eight cases of sudden death were submitted
to the Coroner in which inquests were deemed unnecessary.
Seven were of males and two of females.

Table: The causes of death were as follows :—

The causes of death were as follows :—

Syncope1
Heart Disease2
Natural Causes3
Scarlet Fever1
Convulsions1
8

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Sanitary
Operations.
The Sanitary operatious of the year are
set out in Table XIII. of the combined Report.
The number of house to house inspections was
1243. As I have previously had occasion to remark,
the Inspectors have to devote a considerable amount of
time to the Water testing of new drains in accordance
with the regulations of the Board. This is most