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Wandsworth 1860

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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CLAPHAM. Population in 1861, 20,890. Area in Acres, 1,233. DISEASES. And other Causes of Death.Sex.Age.Social Position.
Males.Females.Total.Under 1 Year.From 1 to 5 Years.From 5 to 10 Years.Under20 Years including all under 10 Years.1 At 20 and under 40 Years of age.At 40 and under 60 Years of age.At 60 and under 80 Years of age80 Years and upwards.|Nobility and Oentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen. Clerks, &c.Industrial ana Labouring Classes.
Classes:-
1. ZymoticSmall Pox51612..42..........24
Measles81220414120............317
Scarlatina111324311724............222
Diphtheria..9915..81..........45
Quinsey..11..1..1..........1....
Croup4261416............24
Whooping Cough.71421811221............417
Typhus& Infantile Fever426..156............33
Erysipelas23513..41........1..4
Metria, (Child-birth)..11........1............1
Carbuncle1..1........1............1
Influenza213..1..111........12
Diarrhœa1452..13....2....113
Total456310821531798712....32283
2. Tubercular2726534711517201....81233
3. Of Brain and Nerves272148711223112102..41628
4. Of Heart91019....331772..586
5. Of Respiratory Organs263561141212939191..51442
6. Of Digestive Organs9101922..5554....379
7. Of Urinary Organs224........112....112
8. Of Organs of Generation..55......12..2......14
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c...441....3....1......13
10. Of Skin1..1..1..1..............1
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c.151429281..29..........2522
12. Of Uncertain Seat63932162..1....2..7
13. Age81826............1115..41210
14. Violence43711..412........16
15. Not Specified1719368531734102..61020
Total19623342989952823443617021..43110276