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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120 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
This includes the deaths of inhabitants of the sub-district
in outlying institutions.
Table IX. shows the number of deaths at various age periods.
| Age. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
Table X. shows the percentage to total deaths, as well
as to diseases of the zymotic class, according to social
position.
There was an increase of deaths among the nobility and
gentry, specially noticeable in diseases of the zymotic class.
This was due to the number of deaths from influenza.
The same holds good with regard to the increase observable
in the increased percentage from zymotic diseases among
the professional and the middle and trading classes.
Among the industrial and labouring classes the
percentage of deaths from zymotics to total deaths of
zymotics among all classes has largely diminished, while
the total deaths were only slightly increased.