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.
| BATTERSEA WEST. | 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 | From 10 to 20 years | All under 20 years | At 20, and under 40 years | At 40, and under 60 years | At 60, and under 80 years | 80 years and upwards | Nobility and Gentry | Professional 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| Classes:- | |||||||||||||||||
| 1, Zymotic | Small Pox | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Measles | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 2 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 17 | |
| Scarlatina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | 12 | 3 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | V | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 28 | ||
| Typlius&In-fantileFever | 13 | 10 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Metria, Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Carbuncle | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea & Dysentery | 32 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 3 | ... | ... | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 21 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 137 | 72 | 41 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 117 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 33 | 101 | ||
| 2. Tubercular | 106 | 53 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 25 | 22 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 86 | ||
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 70 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 16 | ... | 2 | 46 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | ... | 1 | 12 | 63 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 24 | 9 | 15 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Or- | 105 | 50 | 40 | 37 | 19 | ... | ... | 56 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 3 | ... | ... | 15 | 96 | |
| G. Digestive Organs | 18 | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 7. Urinary Organs | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | l | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Gene ration | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| 9. Of Cancer, &c. | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | |
| 10. Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 22 | 12 | 10 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 61 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 2 | ... | 3 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 10 | 51 | |
| 13. Age | 46 | 17 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 16 | 1 | ... | 4 | 41 | |
| 14. Violence | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ||
| 15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 644 | 322 | 322 | 186 | 114 | 17 | 17 | 334 | 66 | 102 | 113 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 101 | 525 | |