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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APPENDIX OF STATISTICAL TABLES.
TABLE I. Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the Entire District during 1862, classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position; and showing also the relative Numbers in each Sub-District.
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. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classes : — | Small Pox | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Measles | 50 | 6 | 28 | 16 | .. | .. | 24 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 43 | |
Scarlarina | 38 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 28 | |
Diphtheria | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 19 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Quinsy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
Croup | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | |
Whooping Cough | 51 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | .. | 20 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 39 | |
I. Zymotic | Typhus and Infantile Fever | 43 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 19 | .. | 12 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
Erysipelas | 8 | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Matrix, Childbirth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Influenza | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 9 | .. | 29 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .. | 6 | 6 | 30 | ||
Cholera | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 273 | 63 | 62 | 113 | 16 | 19 | 126 | 147 | 65 | 124 | 24 | 226 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 203 | |
2 Tubercular | 185 | 54 | 46 | 58 | 13 | 14 | 91 | 94 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 56 | 77 | 43 | 9 | .. | 7 | 13 | 35 | 130 | |
3. Of Brain and Nerves | 183 | 31 | 45 | 81 | 10 | 16 | 92 | 91 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 71 | 24 | 31 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 119 | |
4. Of Heart | 69 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 32 | .. | .. | 10 | 20 | 39 | |
5. Respiratory Organs | 181 | 38 | 30 | 83 | 16 | 14 | 96 | 85 | 50 | 41 | 1 | 93 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 108 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 10 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 54 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 60 | |
7. Of Urnary Organ | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .. | 3 | 11 | 7 | |
8. Of Organs of Genera-tion | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones &c. | 9 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
10. Of skin | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
11. Premature Birth. Low Vitality, Mai- formation. &c | 83 | 22 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 39 | 80 | 2 | .. | 82 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 69 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 25 | 4 | 13 | .. | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | .. | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
13. Age | 33 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 39 | 53 | 2 | 25 | ||||
14. Violence | 35 | 6 | 11 | l2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 29 | |
15. Not Specified | 59 | 30 | .. | 23 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 10 | .. | 2 | 7 | 14 | 36 | |
Totals | 1343 | 343 | 273 | 491 | 107 | 129 | 655 | 658 | 309 | 224 | 45 | 625 | 76 | 219 | 253 | 70 | 31 | 103 | 297 | 912 |