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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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
| STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population in 1871—14,475. Official Population middle of 1879—18500. Area in Statute Acres—3,465. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, Ac., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Ac. | Middle A Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
| DISEASES And other Causes of Death | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlatina | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| Typhus and other Fevers | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Metria, Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dianhœa& Choleraic Disease | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 41 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | |
| 2. Tubercular* | 32 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 41 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | ... | 16 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ... | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |
| 4. Of the Heart,&c. | 34 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | ... | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 64 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 40 | |
| 6. Of Digestive Organs | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7. Of Organs of Generation | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 9. Of Joints, Bones,&c. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 10. Of Skin | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation,&c. | 19 | 12 | 7 | 19 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13. Age | 12 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14. Violence | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 290 | 148 | 142 | 63 | 20 | 3 | 124 | 28 | 43 | 80 | 15 | 29 | 37 | 83 | 141 | |
* Of the Tubercular class of Diseases, 25 deaths appear to have resulted from Phthisis.