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.
STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871-14,475. Official Population middle of 1878-17,667. Area in Statute Acres-3,465 | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 vears, 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 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Measles | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | |
Scarlatina | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | |
Typhus and other Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Metria, Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea Choleraic Disease | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 42 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 30 | |
2. Tubercular* | 30 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 57 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 23 | ||
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 31 | 14 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 44 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 2 | ... | 10 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 27 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 29 | 12 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | ... | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs . | 7 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
8. Of Organs of Gene ration | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 17 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
13. Age | 17 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
14. Violence | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||
15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 284 | 136 | 148 | 77 | 29 | 7 | 122 | 28 | 52 | 65 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 95 | 144 |
* Of the Tubercular class of Diseases, 17 deaths appear to have resulted from Phthisis.