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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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140 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
TABLE XIV.
| Social Position. | Total Deaths. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. | Decennial average. | 1900. | Decennial Ave rage | |
| Nobility and Gentry | 1.55 | 3.40 | .0 | 1.73 |
| Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c | 4.15 | 5.38 | 1.91 | 4.01 |
| Middle and Trading Classes, Clerks, & c. | 25.00 | 25.69 | 24.20 | 20.46 |
| Industrial and Labouring Classes | 69.30 | 65.53 | 73.89 | 73.80 |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |
inquests.
During the year 98 Inquests relating to
the deaths of 65 males and 33 females were
held, compared with 77 in 1899 and 76 in 1898.
Table XV. shows the number of these deaths, the
sex, and the verdicts returned.
TABLE XV.
| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Natural Causes | 32 | 23 | 55 |
| Suicidal Bullet wound. Hæmorrhage from cut | 1 | — | 1 |
| throat | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fracture of skull | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poisoning by morphia | 1 | — | 1 |
| Poisoning by carbolic acid | - | 1 | 1 |
| Syncope | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hanging | 1 | — | 1 |
| Accidental Suffocation in bed with parents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Burns | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fracture of leg | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fracture of leg and neck | 1 | — | 1 |