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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.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.(i)12345678910111213141516171819202122
Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.i Diarrhoea and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All other Diseases.Total
(Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)Typhus.|Enteric or Typhoid.|Continued.Relapsing.|Puel peral.
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)
Middlesex Lunatic Asylum133....397744Under 5............................................
5 upwds..............................1384..1107133
Royal Hospital for Incurables17........98Under 5............................................
5 upwds............................33..81..717
St. Peter's Hospital3..........3Under 5............................................
5 upwds....................................1..23
The Prison9........81Under 5............................................
5 upwds..............................111..159
Patriotic Asylum for Girls2....2......Under 5............................................
5 upwds..............................1......1..2
The Boys' Home..............Under 5............................................
5 upwds............................................
The Workhouse85......12Under 5........................................55
5 upwds..................................1....23
Rest of the Sub-District666227773717175133Under 5..2131....1........3124512622..1073227
5 upwds..417....3....4..11..36474667169215430
Totals838232774226270191Under 5..2131....1........3124512622..1078232
5 upwds••417....3....4••11..396555761812338606

The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above records of mortality.

Deaths occurring outside the division or district among persons belonging thereto.241342S14148665Under 5..514..................41..16......3162
5 upwds..15....1................52123432969179
Deaths occurring within the division or district among persons not belonging thereto.17766109758Under 5................................1......56
5 unwds............................3189996121171