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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The deaths from premature birth, &c., should perhaps
demand some notice. The number steadily increases,
and we cannot but look with some apprehension
on the fact.
YEARS. | AGE. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
1870 | 713 | 540 | 157 | 1554 | 266 | 328 | 407 | 104 |
1871 | 753 | 538 | 142 | 1517 | 380 | 411 | 441 | 118 |
1872 | 705 | 452 | 61 | 1297 | 282 | 394 | 354 | 94 |
1873 | 636 | 387 | 75 | 1285 | 326 | 391 | 448 | 127 |
1874 | 777 | 452 | 107 | 1438 | 361 | 462 | 419 | 116 |
1875 | 886 | 467 | 132 | 1660 | 399 | 422 | 502 | 113 |
1876 | 910 | 524 | 99 | 1638 | 398 | 468 | 540 | 110 |
1877 | 840 | 466 | 109 | 1517 | 387 | 458 | 525 | 104 |
1878 | 983 | 600 | 100 | 1780 | 33S | 483 | 532 | 142 |
1879 | 947 | 682 | 102 | 1878 | 368 | 487 | 658 | 135 |
1880 | 1,136 | 600 | 140 | 2021 | 374 | 500 | 560 | 138 |
The deaths of persons of advanced life have diminished.
The proportion of deaths over 60 was 19.6
per 1,000.
1877. | 1878. | 1879. | 1880. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nobility and Gentry | 2.5 | 1.62 | 3.3 | 3.4 per cent. |
Professional Class | 6.2 | 5.08 | 5.9 | 5.5 „ |
Middle Class | 18.2 | 18.10 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
Industrial Class | 73.1 | 75.20 | 73.4 | 74.2 „ |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |