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Wandsworth 1872

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

Published
1873
Pages
78
Tables
18

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  • Page 6
    deaths to population in each of the five Sub-districts, placed respectively in the order of their greatest mortality, and, to facilitate reference and comparison, side by side with the numbers as they stood in the table of the Report for 1871.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Estimated Population in the middle ofDeaths.Ratio of Deaths to Population.
    1871.1872.1871.1872.1871.1872.
  • Page 22
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    WANDSWORTH. Population in 1871—19,783. Estimated population in middle of year 1872- 20,703. Increase in 10 years—6,451. Area in Acres, 2,478.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAgeSocial Position
    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.
  • Page 25
    Epidemic Diseases—Their prevalence and fatality.— The following table shows the deaths which have resulted from the 7 principal epidemic diseases during the past and ten preceding years, and the relation which they bore to the deaths from all causes.
    YEARS.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Cholera.Diarrhœa.Fever— Typhus and Typhoid.Total Deaths from Epidemics.Total Deaths from all causes.Percentage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes.
  • Page 30
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    BATTERSEA. (Entire Sub-district) Population in 1871—54,016. Estimated Population in middle of year 1872 - 58,260. Area in Acres—2,343Total 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 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    DISEASES, And other Causes of Death.
  • Page 35
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    BATTERSEA EAST. Population April, 1871— 27,416. Estimated increase— 2,176. Estimated mean population, 1872—29,592.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Males.Females.Under I year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.All under 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under CO years of ageAt 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 and Laboring Classes.
  • Page 46
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    BATTERSEA WEST.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-DistrictSexAgeSocial Position
    MalesFemalesUnder 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsFrom 10 to 20 yearsAll under 20 yearsAt 20, and under 40 yearsAt 40, and under 60 yearsAt 60, and under 80 years80 years and upwardsNobility and GentryProfessional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    Population April, 1871— 26,572, Estimated mean population June, 1872— 28,693.
  • Page 52
    MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS.
    Years18621863186418651866186718681869187018711872
  • Page 54
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    CLAPHAM. Population in 1871—27,347. Estimated Population in middle of year 1872— 28,154. Area in Acres—1,233.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.SexAgeSocial Position
    Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.Under 20 years, includingall under 10 yea rs.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 and Labor ing classes
    DISEASES And other Causes of Death
  • Page 56
    The following table is inserted to show the relative numbers of deaths from the seven principal diseases of the Zymotic class in the past year compared with those of the 10 preceding ones (1862 to 1871).
    Years.18621863186418651866186718681869187018711872
  • Page 61
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,475, Estimated Population middle of 1872—15,027 Area in Statute Acres—3,465.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.SexAgeSocial 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 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 and Laboring Classes.
    DISEASES, And other Causes of Death
  • Page 67
    STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. Population in 1871-9,439. Estimated population in middle of the year 1872- 9.807. Area in Statute Acres--2,176.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.SexAgeSocial 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 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 and Laboring Classes.
    DISEASES, And other Causes of Death
  • Page 69
    It will be seen by the following table that the per centage of deaths due to the seven principal diseases of the Zymotic class to those occurring from all causes, is much below what it was in 1871, and below even the average of the preceding ten years.
    YEARS.Number of Deaths from all Causes.No. of Deaths from Seven of the principal Epidemic Diseases.Percentage of Deaths from seven principal Epidemics to Deaths from all causes.
  • Page 73
    TABLE I. Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the entire District during 1872. classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position, and showing also the relative Numbers in each Sub-District.
    POPULATION ENTIRE DISTRICT, As corrected by the Registrar General. Census 1871—125,060. Assumed Population for middle of year, 1872,— 131,891. Area in Statute Acres, 11,695.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the entire District.Sub-Districts.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Clapham—Population in 1871, 27,347, area in acres, 1,233.Wandsworth—Population in 1871, 19,783, area in acres, 2,478.Battersea—Population in 1871, 54,016, area in acres, 2,348.Putney—Population in 1871, 9,439, area in acres, 2,176.Streatham, Tooting, and Balham—Population 1871, 14,475, area in acres, 3,465.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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    DISEASES, And other Causes of Death.
  • Page 74
    TABLE II. Births registered during the year 1872.
    SUB.DISTRICTS.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE III. Meteoeoloqical Elements for 1872, from Observations taken at Greenwich.
    MEANS.Jan., Feb., and March.April, May, and June.July, Aug., and September.Oct., Nov., and December.The Year.
  • Page 75
    TABLE IV. Showing the total Deaths from the principal Epidemic Diseases registered in each Sub-District, and in the entire District, and the relation which they bore to the total Mortality in the several years 1862-72.
    Years.Deaths from the seven principal Epidemics in each Sub-District.Entire District.
    Clapham.Battersea.Wandsworth.Putney.Streatbam.Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemics.Total Deaths Registered from all causesPer centage of Deaths from the Seven Epidemics to Total Deaths.
  • Page 76
    TABLE V. Cases of Sickness amongst the Poor under the treatment of the Union Medical Officers, with the Deaths from each class of Disease, during the year ended 31st December, 1872. Compiled from the District Medical Relief Books.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Total Cases of Sickness treated in eacli Sub-district.1—Small Pox.2—Measles.3—Scarlatina and Malignant Sore Throat.4—Whooping Cough.5— Diarrhoea and Dysentery.6—Cholera.7—Fever.8—Erysipelas.9—Puerperal Fever.10—Lung Diseases except Phthisis.11—Phthisis.12—H y drocephal us. Atrophy, Scrofula, and Convulsions of Children.13—Other Diseases.14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth.Total Deaths in each Sub-District.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.DeathsCases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths
  • Page 77
    TABLE VI. Summary of the Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1872.
    Clapham.Battersea.Wandsworth.Putney and Roehampton.Streatham, including Tooting and Balham.Totals.