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 EAST. Population June, 1872— 29,592. Estimated mean population, 1873—31,344. (52 Weeks.) | 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. | From 10 to 20 years. | All under 20 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. | |||
Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Small Pox. | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Measles | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 20 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 18 | |
Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||
Diphtheria. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Croup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |||
Whooping Cough | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
Typhus, &c. | 18 | 10 | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
Erysipelas. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Metria, Childbirth | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | |
Carbuncle. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diarrhœ a & Cholera | 31 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 6 | ... | ... | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 22 | ||||
Totals of Zymotic Class | 120 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 20 | 99 | |
2. Tubercular | 126 | 71 | 55 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 25 | 15 | 2 | ••• | 1 | 36 | 89 | ||
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 71 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ... | 14 | 52 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 23 | 8 | 15 | 6 | ... | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 18 | ||
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 134 | 77 | 57 | 53 | 41 | 3 | ... | 97 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 108 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 25 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
7. Of Urinary Organs. | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
8. Of Organs of Gene ration | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |||
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ..., | ... | ... | ... | ||
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c | 29 | 12 | 17 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 23 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | |
13. Age | 13 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | |
14. Violence | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | |
15. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
Totals | 578 | 305 | 273 | 215 | 129 | 20 | 16 | 380 | 72 | 55 | 62 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 111 | 450 |