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Wandsworth 1863

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

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STREATHAM,
INCLUDING
TOOTING AND BALHAM.
Population in 1861—10,082.
Area in Statute Acres—3,465.
DISEASES,
And other Causes of Death.
Total Deaths from each Class of I
Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District.
Sex. Age. Social Position
Males.
Females.
Under 1 year.
From I 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 A Trading Class,
Shopmen. Clerks, &c.
Industrial & Labouring
Classes.
Classes:—
Small Pox 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Measles 8 5 3 4 4 .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
Scarlatina 5 3 2 .. 2 1 3 1 1 .. .. .. 2 2 1
Diphtheria 2 2 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Quinsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Whooping 3 .. 3 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3
Cough
I. Zymotic Typhus and Infantil Fever 8 6 2 .. 3 14 2 2 .. .. .. 1 1 6
Erysipelas 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1
Metria Childbirth2 ..2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. ..1 .. 1
Carbuncle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Diarrhœa &..) 6 2 4 5 .. .. 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4
Dysentery
Cholera 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ..
Totals of Zymotic Class 37 19 18 11 12 3 26 6 4 1 .. .. 5 8 24
2. Tubercular 17 11 6 1 3 .. 5 6 6 .. .. .. 3 5 9
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c 29 15 14 8 2 2 13 5 .. 11 .. 3 4 11 11
4. Of the Heart, &c 12 8 4 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 8 2 2 1 4 5
5. Of Respiratory Organs 19 9 10 9 3 .. 12 2 .. 5 .. 1 .. 8 10
6. Of Digestive Organs 9 3 6 1 1 .. 2 1 2 1 3 6
7. Of Urinary Organs 4 1 3 .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. 1 2
8. Of Organs of Generation 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 ..
10. Of Skin 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 ..
11. Premature Birth, Low
Vitality, Malforma tion, &c 8 3 5 7 .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
12. Of Uncertain Seat 6 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 1 .. .. 3 3
13. Age 13 6 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 7 .. 3 8 2
14. Violence 7 5 2 .. 1 .. 2 1 3 1 .. .. 1 .. 6
15. Not Specified 1 1 ..1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Totals 165 84 81 39 22 5 70 23 22 39 11 7 17 54 87
The number of deaths from all causes and amongst all
classes appears by this table to have been 165 (84 males,
and 81 females) which is 36 in excess of the number registered
in 1862. But it must be borne in mind that this
number of deaths took place in a greatly increased population.
The population at the census of 1861, was 10,082.
The natural increase since that period would alone raise it