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.
CLAPHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871—27,348. Population in 1861—20,894. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, includingall 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, Hankers, &c. | Middle Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
Increase in 10 years—6,458. | ||||||||||||||||
Area in Acres—1,233. | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASES | ||||||||||||||||
And other Causes of Death | ||||||||||||||||
Classes :— | ||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | ||||||||||||||||
Small Pox. | 94 | 45 | 49 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 54 | 22 | 14 | 4 | ... | 1 | 8 | 16 | 69 | |
Measles | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Scarlatina | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
Diphtheria. | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
Quinsy | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Croup | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | |
Typhus, &c. | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Metria, Childbirth | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 31 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 4 | ... | 25 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 192 | 91 | 101 | 47 | 57 | 18 | 131 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 129 | |
2. Tubercular1 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 4 | ... | 15 | 26 | 17 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 18 | 37 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 56 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 27 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 43 | 22 | 21 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 102 | 50 | 52 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 52 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 30 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
9. Of Joints, Bones.&c. | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | |
10. Of Skin | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 65 | 38 | 27 | 59 | 4 | ... | 64 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 12 | 45 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
13. Age | 30 | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
14. Violence | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
15. Not Specified | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Totals | 604 | 293 | 311 | 148 | 94 | 27 | 285 | 77 | 96 | 114 | 32 | 37 | 56 | 170 | 341 |
* Of the 59 deaths from Tubercular disease 46 were due to Phthisis,