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 Strealham.
Infantile Mortality.
The deaths of infants under one year of age numbered
116 or 109 6 per ],000 births registered during
the year. This is considerably lower than the number
recorded during the previous year.
The following Table compares the infantile deathrates
of the last seven years.
No. of deaths of infauts under 1 year of age. | Rate per 1,000 of births registered. | |
---|---|---|
1831 | 117 | 108-0 |
1892 | 128 | 120.0 |
1893 | 150 | 123.0 |
1894 | 109 | 93.7 |
1895 | 125 | 104.1 |
1896 | 176 | 137.8 |
1897 | 146 | 109.6 |
social Position. The following indicates the proportion of deaths in the several social grades.
Nobility and Gentry | 26 = 4.6 per cent. |
Professional Classes | 35 = 6.2 |
Middle and Trading Classes | 60 = 10.6 „ |
Industrial and Labouring Classes | 446 = 78-6 ,, |
Total deaths | 567 100,0 |