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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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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mortality table which marks the social position of the
deceased persons. In my earlier reports the disproportion
in this respect was shown to be very great, and almost
always appeared very much more to the disadvantage of
the labouring population than at present. In the year
1865, the incidence of the death-rate was even reversed,
and the three classes above that comprehending those engaged
in manual labour, showed by far the greatest number
of deaths, in the proportion of 61 to 54.
| YEARS. | Number of Deaths from all Causes. | No. of Deaths from Seven of the principal Epidemic Diseases. | Percentage of Deaths from seven principal Epidemics to Deaths from all Causes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 92 | 13 | 14.1 |
| 1857 | 88 | 7 | 7.9 |
| 1858 | 118 | 20 | 16.8 |
| 1859 | 119 | 26 | 21.0 |
| 1860 | 86 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 1861 | 124 | 21 | 16.9 |
| 1862 | 107 | 13 | 12.1 |
| 1863 | 129 | 29 | 22.4 |
| 1864 | 121 | 11 | 9.0 |
| 1865 | 115 | 11 | 9.5 |
| 1866 | 121 | 16 | 12.4 |
The excess of deaths from the seven principal epidemics
over the number registered in 1865 is by no means great,
and is only one and a fraction above the average of the
previous 10 years.
It is necessary to state that the 16 deaths in 1866, noted
in the above table, includes the mortality from Cholera as
well as from Diarrhœa.
Small-pox, I am pleased to report, obtained no victims