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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BATTERSEA. (Entire Sub-district.) Population in 1872—58,260. Estimated Population in middle of year 1873 - 61,758. Area in Acres—2,343 | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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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. (53 weeks.) | ||||||||||||||||
Classes— | ||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Measles | 35 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 28 | ||
Scarlatina | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Diphtheria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ||
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Croup | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ||
Whooping Cough | 43 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 32 | |
Typhus, Infantile and other Fevrs | 39 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 29 | |
Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
Metria, Childbirth | 19 | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Diarrhoea & Dysentery | 62 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 10 | ... | 60 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | 46 | ||
Cholera | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ||
Totals of Zymotic Class | 238 | 122 | 116 | 84 | 79 | 14 | 189 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 182 | |
2. Tubercular | 238 | 124 | 114 | 71 | 38 | 7 | 131 | 60 | 39 | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 62 | 173 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 175 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 26 | 7 | 110 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 132 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 59 | 27 | 32 | 7 | ... | 4 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 13 | ... | 3 | 1 | 12 | 43 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 301 | 169 | 132 | 101 | 80 | 6 | 190 | 13 | 36 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 242 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 37 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 9 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 | ... | ... | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 47 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 75 | 37 | 38 | 11 | ... | ... | 14 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | ... | ... | 18 | 57 | |
13. Age | 68 | 33 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 23 | ... | 1 | 16 | 51 | |
14. Violence | 42 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 40 | |
15. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Totals | 1307 | 697 | 610 | 404 | 234 | 43 | 740 | 153 | 171 | 197 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 262 | 1009 |