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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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
| PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1871—9,438. Population in 1861—6,481. Increase in 10 years—2,957. Area in Acres—2,176. | 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 nnder 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. | |||
| DISEASES, And other causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Zymotic | Small Pox | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Scarlatina | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 8 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Typhus & Infantile Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Metria, Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | |
| Choleraic Diarrhœa. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 33 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | |
| 2 Tubercular | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | |
| 3 Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 Of the Heart, &c. | 9 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 Of Respiratory Organs | 29 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
| 6 Digestive Organs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | |
| 7 Urinary Organs | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 8 Of Organs of Generation | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 9 Of Joints, Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11 Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | |
| 12 Of Uncertain Seat | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| 13 Age | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| 14 Violence | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Totals | 151 | 63 | 88 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 75 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 75 | 51 | |