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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Year | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Population in the middle of | Deaths. | Deathrate. | Excluding Non Parishioners who have Died in Public Institution*. | |
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1880 | 1879 | 1880 | 1880 | 1880 |
DISEASES, And other causes of Death | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | No. of Deaths from Zymotic Diseases per 1000 of the Estimated population | Ratio of Deaths from Zymotic Disease to every 100 of the total deaths. |
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YEARS. | AGE. | |||||||
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Under 1 year | From 1 to 5 years | From 5 to 10 years | All under 20 years | From 20 to 40 years | From 40 to 60 years | From 60 to 80 years | 80 years & upwards |
1877. | 1878. | 1879. | 1880. |
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1880 | 1870 | 1878 | 1877 |
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per cent. |
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Population in April, 1871. | Population in April, 1881. | Actual Increase. |
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BATTERSEA WEST. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Official mean population, June, 1880— 52 weeks) 48,981, | Males. | Females | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 20 years. | All under 20 years. | At 20, and under 40 years. | At 40, and under 60 years. | At 60, and under 80 years. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | ||
Area 1108 acre# |
1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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POPULATION. | 1801. | 1811. | 1821. | 1831. | 1841. | 1851. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. |
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CLAPHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Population in 1881, 30,378 | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | From 10 to 20 years. | All under 20 years. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 yeurs of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, Ac. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
Official Population in middle of year 1880 85,538 | |||||||||||||||||
Area in Acres, 1,233. | |||||||||||||||||
DISEASES And other Causes of Death. |
Years. | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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DEATH-RATES. | Without correction for Institutions. | Corrected for Institutions. |
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WANDSWORTH. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disrate, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871—10,783. | ||||||||||||||||
Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Claas, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle A Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
Population in 1881—28,008. | ||||||||||||||||
Official Population in middle of 1880—27,380. | ||||||||||||||||
Area in Acre.—2,478. | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASES, | ||||||||||||||||
And other causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
Disease. Classifled. |
Years. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough | Cholera. | Diarrhœa. | Fever—Typhus and Typhoid. | Total Deaths from Epidemics. | Total Deaths from all causes. | Per cent.ee of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from .11 causes. |
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DISEA.SE. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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Mean Temp. 39.8 | Mean Temp. 52.4 | Mean Temp. 61.4 | Mean Temp. 44.0 |
STREATIIAM. INCLUDING TOOTING & BALHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bunkers, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
Population in 1871—14,475. | ||||||||||||||||
Population middle of 1880-25,000. | ||||||||||||||||
Area in Statute Acres-3465. | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASE8. | ||||||||||||||||
And other Causes of Death. |
DISEASE. | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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Years | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Number of Deaths from nil Causes. | Death-rate. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
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PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Population (Census) 1881 13,221. Official Population in middle of the year 1880. 12,938. Area in Statute Acres-2,176. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 6 to 10 years. | At 10 and under 20 years of age. | At 20, and under 40 years of age | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &o. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &o. | Industrial & Labouring | ||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
DISEASE. | 1880 | |||
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First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. |
Years. | 1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 |
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POPULATION of ENTIRE DISTRICT, As corrected by the Registrar General. | Total Deaths from each class of Disease, &c., in the entire District. | Sub-Districts. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position | ||||||||||||||||
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Clapham—Population in 1871, 27,347, area in acres, 1,233. | Wandsworth— Population in 1871, 19,783, area in acres, 2,478. | Battersea—Population in 1871, 54,016, area in acres, 2,348. | Putney—Population in 1871, 9,439, area in acres, 2,176. | Streatham, Tooting and Balham—Population 1871, 14,475, area in acres, 3,465. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 years. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | .Protessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks. A a. | Industrial and I abouring Classes. | |||
Census 1881. 210,397. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Official Population for middle of year, 1880. 205,400. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695. | |||||||||||||||||||||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Winter . . Jan., Feb., March. | Spring . . April, May, June. | Summer . . July, Aug., Sept. | Autumn . . Oct., Nov., Dec. | Temperature of | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air. | Degree of Humidity. | Reading of Barometer. | Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air. | Rain. | Reading of Thermometer on Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | Air— Daily Range. | Number of Nights it was | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Reading at Night. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | DitF. from Average of 109 years. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean (Sat.=100). | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 39 years. | Amount. | Diff. from Average of 65 years. | At or below 30". | Between 30° and 40°. | Above 40°. |
Years. | deaths from the sete5 principal Epidemics in each Site-District. | Entire District. | ||||||
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Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney. | Streatham. | Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemic*. | Total Deaths Registered from all causes. | Percentage of Deaths from the Seven Epidemics to Total Deaths. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District | 1—Small Pox. | 2—Measles. | 3—Scarlatina and Diphtheria | 4—Whooping Cough. | 5—Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas. | 9—Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases, except Phthisis. | 11—Phthisis. | 12—Hydrocephalus, Atrophy, Scrofula, and Convulsions of Children. | 13—Other Diseases. | 14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth. | Total Deaths in each Sub-District. | |||||||||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. j | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. . | Putney and Rœhampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Totals. |
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