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Wandsworth 1865

[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—20,894.
Area in Acres—1,233.
DISEASES
And other Causes of Death
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
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 and Laboring
Classes
Classes:—
l. Zymotic
Small Pox. 7 6 1 2 2 ... 4 3 ... ... ... ... ... 1 6
Measles 7 4 3 ... 5 2 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 6
Scarlatina 11 8 3 2 3 4 9 1 1 ... ... ... 1 4 6
Diphtheria 4 2 2 ... 2 1 3 1 2 2
Quinsy 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ...
Croup 9 6 3 ... 8 1 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 7
Whooping
Cough 15 7 8 9 5 1 15 ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 10
Typhus,&c. 11 6 5 ... 1 2 8 ... 3 ... ... ... 1 4 6
Erysipelas 7 1 6 3 ... ... 3 1 2 1 ... ... 3 ... 4
Metria,
Childbirth 4 ... 4 ... ... ... ... 4 ... ... ... ... ... 1 3
Carbuncle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Influenza ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Diarrhœa &
Dysentery 20 12 8 17 ... ... 18 ... ... 2 ... ... 4 6 10
Cholera ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Totals of Zymotic Class 96 52 41 33 27 11 77 10 6 3 ... ... 9 27 60
2. Tubercular 32 14 18 ... 2 1 4 16 12 ... ... ... 2 7 23
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. 43 23 20 13 4 3 22 4 9 8 ... ... 4 6 33
.4. Of the Heart, &c. 21 12 9 1 ... ... 2 2 8 9 ... ... 4 7 10
5. Of Respiratory
gans 54 28 26 15 9 ... 25 2 11 16 ... ... 5 8 41
6. Of Digestive Organs 23 14 9 11 3 ... 14 1 3 5 ... ... 3 4 16
7. Of Urinary Organs . 5 1 4 ... 1 ... 1 2 1 1 ... ... 1 1 3
8. Of Organs of
ration 3 ... 3 ... ... ... ... 2 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 3
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. 8 5 3 ... ... 1 2 1 3 2 ... ... 2 3 3
10. Of Skin 2 1 1 1 ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1
11. Premature Birth,
Low Vitality, Malformation,
&c. 33 19 14 31 2 ... 33 ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 29
12. Of Uncertain Seat . 6 4 2 1 ... ... 2 1 3 ... ... ... ... 4 2
13. Age 34 12 22 ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 19 ... 3 15 16
14. Violence 12 8 4 5 1 ... 6 2 1 3 ... ... ... 2 10
15. Not Specified 21 7 14 3 ... ... 4 6 4 7 4 5 12
TOTALS 393 200 193 114 49 16 194 49 61 70 19 ... 38 93 262