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.
| 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. | 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 & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
| DISEASES, And other Causes of Death | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes:- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlatina | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Typhus & Infantile Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | |
| Choleraic Diarrhœa. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 20 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 24 20 | 14 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 16 | 3 | 3 | ... | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ... | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |||
| 4. Of the Heart, &c | 14 | 9 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 26 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | ... | 16 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | 11 | |
| 6. Digestive Organs | 7 | 3 | 4 | l | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7. Urinary Organs | 5 | 2 | 3 | l | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Mal- formation, &c. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | l | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 5 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | |
| 13. Age | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 Violence | ... | ... | l | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 15. Not Specified | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 144 | 71 | 73 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 68 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 55 | |
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