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.
| STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1861—10,082. Area in Statute Acres—3,465 | 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 50 and under 90 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
| DISEASES, And other Causes of Death | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes: — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Scarlatina | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Typhus and Infantile Fever | 7 | 3 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Metria, Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 40 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 31 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 6 | 20 | 12 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 3 | 5 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 21 | 10 | 11 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 41 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | ... | 14 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | |
| 6. Of Digestive Organs | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7. Of Urinary Organs | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| 13. Age | 14 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 14. Violence | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15. Not Specified | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Totals | 209 | 107 | 102 | 48 | 26 | 5 | 87 | 30 | 10 | 59 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 101 | 70 | |