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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 1872

[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. 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.
Classes:—
1. ZymoticSmall Pox11............1.....................
Measles514...5...5.....................
Scarlatina1...1......11...............1......
Diphtheria3...3...213...............l2...
Quinsy.............................................
Croup1...1......11..................1...
Whooping Cough136776...13......1......l11
Typhus & Infantile Fever413......221...1.........2
Erysipelas2...22......2.....................
Metria, Childbirth1...1............1..................
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery201010162...18...2............21
Totals of Zymotic Class5119322515546221......384
2. Tubercular70412915373324103......3105
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c.925249159126183215114147
4. Of the Heart, &c.191361...23457...1151
5. Of Respiratory Organs534112911...20319922...44
6. Digestive Organs136721...3...37.........21
7. Urinary Organs.541............221.........3
8. Of Organs of Generation2...2...............11............
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c.11...............1..................
10. Of Skin11...1......1.....................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c.2071320......20..................21
12. Of Uncertain Seat103711...21331......1
13. Age1257..................391...2
14. Violence1411314...914............21
15. Not Specified2111......1...1...............
Totals365205160914415164568250135115329