London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Infantile
Mortality.
The deaths of infants (parishioners) under
one year of age numbered 35, being equal to
133 per 1,000 births registered during the year.
Senile
Mortality.
At the age of 70 years and upwards, 15
deaths were recorded, and are here tabulated.
| AGE. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 75 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 80 „ 85 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 85 „ 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 90 „ 95 | |||
| 95 „ 100 | •• | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 16 | 28 |
social Position. The proportion of deaths in the several social
grades is here set out:—
Nobility and Gentry 1 = .3 per cent.
Professional Classes 8 = 2.7 „
Middle and Trading Classes 34 = 11.6 „
Industrial and Labouring
Classes 251 85.4 „
Total Deaths 294 100.0
inquests. Ten deaths were submitted to the Coroner,
and in nine cases, public inquests were considered
necessary with the following verdicts:—
Natural Causes 5
Violenee: —
Homicide—neglect 1
Accidental—suffocated in bed with
parents 1
Suicide—hanging 1
cut-throat 1—4
Total 9