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 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 June, 1876 — 35,577. | |||||||||||||||||
| Estimated mean population June, 1877— (52 weeks) 37,298, Area 1108 acres. | |||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 Zymotic | Small Pox | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 |
| Measles | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| Scarlatina | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Typhus & other Fevers | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Metria, Childbirth | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | |
| Diarrhœa & Choleraic Disease | 22 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 107 | 52 | 55 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 80 | 13 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 90 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 172 | 96 | 76 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 89 | 44 | 31 | 8 | ... | 1 | 2 | 20 | 149 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 148 | 85 | 63 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 70 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 123 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 55 | 22 | 33 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 47 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 124 | 59 | 65 | 36 | 27 | ... | 2 | 65 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 3 | ... | 3 | 11 | 110 | |
| 6. Digestive Organs | 37 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
| 7. Urinary Organs | 14 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | 8 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| 9. Of Cancer, &c. | 22 | 9 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 17 | |
| 10. Syphilis | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 30 | 12 | 18 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 25 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 25 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 22 | |
| 13. Age | 47 | 18 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40 | |
| 14. Violence | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | |
| 15. Joints and Bones | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Total | 820 | 409 | 411 | 207 | 109 | 27 | 27 | 370 | 99 | 140 | 173 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 98 | 699 | |
* This table includes all deaths in the Infirmary of the Union.