London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The following table contrasts all deaths from Zymotic causes during the past 8 years c
| 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Measles | 24 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 34 | 43 |
| Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 55 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Quinsy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croup | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 39 | 18 | 36 | 11 |
| Typhus, &c. | 13 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 27 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Metria, Childbirth | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diarrhœa & Cholera | 32 | 37 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 41 | 17 |
| Totals | 137 | 115 | 137 | 155 | 168 | 107 | 157 | 174 |
Other Causes of Death.—These diseases collectively
give an increase on the previous year of 77; 828 were
returned—407 being males and 421 females. Diseases of
Respiratory Organs, excluding Phthisis, gives 260 deaths,
viz., 142 Bronchitis; 75 Pneumonia, and 43 from other
Lung diseases. 121 were males, 139 females.
The Tubercular class resulted in 97 deaths from
Phthisis; being an increase of 19 on 1878. Atrophy, 59;
Scrofula, 5; and Hydrocephalus, 4. The whole number
being 165, of which Consumption and Atrophy are the
chief factors. 84 were males, and 81 females.
Diseases of Brain and Nerves were 136 ; Heart, 56;
Digestive Organs, 27; Urinary, 29; Organs of Generation,
9; Cancer, 14; Syphilis, 16; Premature Birth, 36;
and Old Age, 42.
Of the 828 deaths from these classes of disease, 221
were under 1 year; 97 between 1 and 5; 361 under 20,
inclusive; 20 to 40, 93; 40 to 60, 142; 60 to 80, 193;
and above 80, 91.