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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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Parish of Wandsworth.
In the next table is shown the percentage to total
deaths, as well as to diseases of the zymotic class, according
to the social position of the deceased. The
decennial average is also given.
It will be noticed that the percentage to total deaths
in each group corresponds nearly with the decennial
average, but in the zymotic class the industrial and
labouring classes shows a decrease in comparison with
that average, and there has been a marked decrease in
comparison with the year 1896. Among the nobility and
gentry, and more especially among the trading classes,
there was a decided increase in the number of deaths
from these diseases, this being due in the case of the
trading classes to the number of deaths from Diphtheria
and Influenza.
| Social Position. | Total Deaths. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | Decennial average. | 1897. | Decennial Average. | |
| Nobility and Gentry | 3.46 | 3.23 | 2.35 | 1.34 |
| Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | 5.73 | 5.70 | 4.69 | 4.77 |
| Middle and Trading Classes, Clerks. &c. | 21.34 | 25.02 | 23.43 | 19.60 |
| Industrial and Labouring Classes | 66.47 | 60.05 | 69.53 | 74.29 |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |
iDQUSStS.
59 Inquests were held daring the year, compared
with 75 in 1896, and 46 in 1895. Table XI.
shows the numbers of deaths and the sex, with the cause
of death determined at the Inquest.
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