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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY, &C.
| PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1861—6,481. Area in Statute Acres—2,176. | 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes | |||
| DISEASES, And other causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Scarlatina | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Typhus & Infantile Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Metria, Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Cholera | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 17 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 20 | 10 | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ... | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6. Digestive Organs | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7. Urinary Organs | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
| 13. Age | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 14. Violence | 9 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
| 15. Not Specified | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | l | |
| Totals | 121 | 57 | 64 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 70 | |