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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 1871

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

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Table: STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

WANDSWORTH.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAgeSocial Position
Population in 1871-19,797. Population in 1861-13,346. Increase in 10 years-6,451. Area in Acres, 2,478.MalesFemalesUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsUnder 20 years, including all under 10 yearsAt 20, and under 40 years of ageAt 40, and under 60 years of ageAt 60, and under 80 years of age80 years and upwardsNobility and GentryProfessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes
Diseases and other Causes of Death. Diseases Classified.
Classes:-
1. ZymoticSmall Pox141132428411.........59
Measles31922720330...1............427
Scarlatina237162155221...............320
Diphtheria.............................................
Quinsy.............................................
Croup3...312...3.....................3
Whooping Cough116546111.....................11
Typhus & Infantile Fever31211...3.....................3
Erysipelas5411...3211......1......4
Metria, Childbirth2...2............2...............2...
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery21813105...15...222......318
Cholera.............................................
Totals of Zymotic Class11346672853119486321...1795
2. Tubercular57322583202021124......2748
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c.884741791182026231...4876
4. Of the Heart, &c.261610............6911...12518
5. Of Respiratory Organs653431142...1782117212755
6. Digestive Organs26161051...6389...12320
7. Urinary Organs422......11...3............13
8. Of Organs of Generation1...1...............1......1.........
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c..............................................
10. Of Skin.............................................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal formation, &c.21111021......21...............1218
12. Of Uncertain Seat197121...131105......2611
13. Age18612..................810...3114
14. Violence121021...13342.........210
15. Not Specified3212......2......1.........12
Totals45322922487681818570100831551860370