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. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1861—13,346. Area in Acres, 2,478. | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Classes:- | ||||||||||||||||
Zymotic | Small Pox | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Measles | 23 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 5 | 17 | |
Scarlatina | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | |
Diphtheria | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Fever | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Metria, Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | |
Cholera | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 78 | 31 | 47 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 65 | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 11 | 64 | |
2 Tubercular | 55 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 8 | ... | 21 | 22 | 7 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 43 | |
3 Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 56 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 21 | 19 | 10 | ... | 4 | 2 | 8 | 42 | |
4 Of the Heart, &c. | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
5 Of Respiratory Organs | 57 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51 | |
6 Of Digestive Organs | 20 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | |
7 Of the Kidneys | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
8 Of the Uterus | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
9 Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
10 Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11 Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal formation, &c. | 22 | 9 | 13 | 22 | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 18 | |
12 Of Uncertain Seat | 12 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | |
13 Age | 11 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | |
14 Violence | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
15 Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Total | 351 | 176 | 175 | 87 | 51 | 7 | 158 | 69 | 57 | 60 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 278 |