Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Parish, of Clapham.
of non-parishioners; so that the real number is exactly
the average. The number is not a high one, and may
be taken as an indication of a fairly satisfactory sanitary
condition in the sub-district, for which tubercular
diseases form a fair index.
Diseases of the
Nervous System.
There were 54 deaths, or 20 below the
average.
Diseases of the
Organs of
Circulation.
The deaths were 64 and exceeded the average
by three.
Diseases of
the Lungs.
These diseases resulted in 104 deaths, or 20
less than the corrected average. This saving,
of course, largely depends on climatic conditions.
Diseases of the
Digestive System.
The deaths numbered 24, and were 10
below the average.
Premature
Birth, etc.
There were 58 deaths, which exceeded the
average by four, while there was a saving
under the head of Old Age of the same amount.
Deaths from
Violence.
These numbered 14, the same as last year
and one less than the average.
inquests
The number held during the year was 32, and the following were the verdicts:—
Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Natural Causes | 9 | 9 | ||
— | — | 18 | ||
Accidental | Suffocation in Bed by Parents | 3 | 1 | |
Erysipelas from Burns | 1 | |||
Knocked down by Train | 1 | |||
Rupture of Abscess, caused by concussion | 1 | |||
Fracture of Thigh | 1 | |||
Burn from Boiling Fat | 1 — | — | 9 | |
Carried forward | 16 | 11 | 27 |