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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 1893
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1893
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| Age. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 70 and under 75 | 21 | 32 | 56 |
| 75 „ „ 80 | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| 80 „ „ 85 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 85 „ „ 90 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 90 „ „ 95 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 97 „ „ | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | 88 | 137 |
Social Position. The next Table shows the percentage of deaths to
total deaths which occurred in the relative social position which
the deceased occupied.
It will be seen that the percentage of total deaths in 1893 does
not vary much from the average of the preceding ten years, but
that the percentage from zymotic diseases shows a diminution
among the industrial and labouring classes.
| Social Position. | Total Deaths. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893. | Decennial average. | 1893. | Decennial Average. | |
| Nobility and Gentry | 3.66 | 3.23 | 3.12 | 1.05 |
| Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | 5.37 | 5.39 | 4.70 | 4.77 |
| Middle and Trading Classes, Clerks. &c | 28.33 | 25.87 | 28.12 | 19.30 |
| Industrial and Labouring Classes | 62.64 | 65.51 | 64.06 | 74.88 |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |