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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WANDSWORTH. Population in 1861—13,346. Area in Acres—2,478. | 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, Bankers, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death- Diseases Classified. |
YEARS. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa. | Fever— Typhus and Typhoid. | Total Deaths from Epidemics | Total Deaths from all causes. | Per centage of deaths from Epi demies to deaths from all causes. |
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1856 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 314 | 13.6 |
1857 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 248 | 11.2 |
1858 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 289 | 7.6 |
1859 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 311 | 19.2 |
1860 | 0 | 5 | 4 | I | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 308 | 7.1 |
1861 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 246 | 12.1 |
1862 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 273 | 22.7 |
SUB-DISTRICT OP WANDSWORTH- | |||
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Area in Acres, 2,478. | Population in 1861, 13,346. | ||
Years. | Number of deaths from Small-Pox amongst all classes. | Amongst the Parochial Poor. | |
Attacks. | Deaths. |
Years. | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 | 1861 | 1862 |
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CLAPHAM. Population in 1861—20,890. Area in Acres—1,233. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c. in the entire District | Sex. | Age. | SocialPosition. | ||||||||||||
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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 under40 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, Ac. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial A Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
BATTERSEA. Population in 1861—19,852. Area in Statute Acres—2,343. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||
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Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c. in the Sub-District | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||
Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under20years including all under 10 years | At 20, and under40 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, Mer chants. Bankers. &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. |
STREATHAM, including TOOTING and BALHAM. Population in 1861—10,052. Area in Statute Acres—3,465. | 1 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 yeara. | Under20 years including all under 10 years. | At 20, and under40 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, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1861—6,481. Area in Statute Acres—2,176. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c. in the Sub-District | Six. | Age. | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Males | Females. | 1 Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 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 age. | | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers,&c. | 1 Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial & Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
REGISTERED CAUSES OF DEATH. | NUMBER OF DEATHS. | |||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. |
population of ENTIRE DISTRICT, In 1861—70,381. Area in Statute Acrea, 11,695. | Total Death from each class of Disease, &c., in the Entire District | sub-districts. | sex. | age. | social position | ||||||||||||||||
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Capham—Population in 1801, 20 890; area in acres. 1,233. | Wandsworth Population in 1861, 13\346 ; area in acres, 2.478 | Batterea - Population in 1861, 19,582 ; area in acres. 2,343. | Putney and Roehampton—Population in 1861, 6.,481; area in acres 2.,76 | Strearham. Tooring, & Balhum- Population 1861. 10,082 : 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 year-. | 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. | Profestional Class, Merchant, Bankers, & c | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerk*, &c | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
DISEASES. And other Causes of Death. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District. | 1—Small Pox. | 2—Measles. | i 3—Scarlatina & Malignant Sore Throat. | 4—Whooping Cough. | 5 —Diarrhœa & 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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Clapham. | Battersea. | Wandsworth. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, includingToo-ting & Balham | Totals. |
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