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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Causes of Death.—The following table contains a summary of all the causes of death arranged in accordance with the classification of the Registrar-General, showing the sex, social position, and age at death at different periods, and particularizing the several diseases of the Zymotic class.
WANDSWORTH. Population in 1861—13,346. Area in Acres, 2,478. Diseases and other Causes of Death. Diseases Classified. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease,&c., in the Sub-Disirict. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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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. | |||
Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
1 Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 8 | 3 | 5 | ... | 6 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
Scarlatina | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 20 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 5 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | |
Fever | 7 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Metria, Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 22 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 2 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Totals of Zymotic Class | 68 | 26 | 42 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 63 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 61 | |
2 Tubercular | 62 | 33 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 45 | |
3 Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 93 | 53 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 | 81 | ||
4 Of the Heart, &c | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
5 Of Respiratory Organs | 43 | 91 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | |||
6 Of Digestive Organs | 24 | 9 | 15 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |
7 Of the Kidneys | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ||
8 Of the Uterus | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
9 Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
10 Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11 Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal formation, &c. | 23 | 16 | 7 | 23 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
12 Of Uncertain Seat | 19 | 6 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | |
13 Age | 18 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 1 | ... | 15 | ||
14 Violence | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
15 Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Total | 394 | 194 | 200 | 119 | 45 | 8 | 191 | 57 | 63 | 67 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 315 |
Excluding diseases of the Brain and Nervous System
from the estimate of the causation of mortality of this Subdistrict,
in consequence of the undue augmentation of that