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Wandsworth 1866

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

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Table: Causes of death.—The following table will be found to contain a summary of all the causes of death arranged in accordance with the classification of the Registrar-General, shewing the sex, social position, and age at death at different periods, and particularizing the several diseases of the Zymotic class.

Causes of death.—The following table will be found to contain a summary of all the causes of death arranged in accordance with the classification of the Registrar-General, shewing the sex, social position, and age at death at different periods, and particularizing the several diseases of the Zymotic class.

WANDSWORTH.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
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:-
ZymoticSmall Pox31211...21..................3
Measles231013516223............7...517
Scarlatina103724391...............19
Diphtheria2...2......111...............11
Quinsy.............................................
Croup32112...3.....................3
Whooping Cough55...51...5...............1...4
Fever514...2...21...2.........23
Erysipelas.............................................
Metria, Childbirth2...2............2..................2
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery18810124...17......1...1...215
Cholera716...1...33...1............7
Totals of Zymotic Class78314726316659...4...211164
2 Tubercular55322378...212275...22843
3 Of Brain, Nerves, &c.56411531...6211910...42842
4 Of the Heart, &c.199102......3546111413
5 Of Respiratory Organs5729282091307109113251
6 Of Digestive Organs205155......61310.........218
7 Of the Kidneys44..................22.........22
8 Of the Uterus5...5............122.........14
9 Of Joints, Bones, &c.3...3...............12...1......2
10 Of Skin.............................................
11 Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal formation, &c.2291322......22..................418
12 Of Uncertain Seat12210............174...1...38
13 Age1165..................653...35
14 Violence98122...522............18
15 Not Specified.............................................
Total35117617587517158695760715949278