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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. (Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.) | mortality from all causes, at subjoined ages. | Mortality from: subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Smallpox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 568 | 166 | 15 | 20 | 133 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 9 | 102 | 232 | ||||||||
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 53 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 139 | 336 | |||||||||||||||
| HOME FOR THE DYING | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| 607 | 166 | 15 | 189 | 145 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 5 | 42 | ... | 3 | 47 | 9 | |||||||
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 64 | 57 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 164 | |||||||||||||||
The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality.
| Deaths occurring outside the district among persons belonging thereto. | 110 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | Under 5 | ... | 4 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 31 | ||
| 5 upwds | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 12 | ... | 8 | 25 | 79 | |||||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto. | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 21 | 12 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 25 | 39 |
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