[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)] page 8

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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Causes of Death.—The statistics of mortality for the
year 1879 will be found in Table I. of the Appendix.
The first five columns contain the total deaths of each
sub district, and the remaining columns shew the sex, age,
and social standing of the deceased.
The table now presented is intended to give a retrospect
of the total deaths during the eleven vears. 1869-79.

Table: In comparing the figures it is necessary to bear in mind, increase of population.

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In comparing the figures it is necessary to bear in mind, increase of population.

DISEASES. And other causes of Death		1869	1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
Classes:—
1. Zymotic	Small Pox	21	15	377	26	9	5	3	26	57	19	4
	Measles	*52	46	52	86	55	66	27	88	64	84	125
	Scarlatina	133	352	126	26	2	94	134	86	58	39	134
	Diphtheria	14	12	6	26	11	12	28	15	7	19	17
	Quinsy	...	4	1	2	1	2	...	...	...	1	...
	Croup	22	25	13	18	21	40	26	27	20	39	40
	Whooping Cough	96	51	52	108	74	89	107	126	73	149	148
	Typhus and other Fevers	61	68	54	52	65	48	39	47	64	39	62
	Erysipelas	8	13	22	13	12	20	24	13	13	5	13
	Metria, Childbirth	23	16	13	15	28	34	15	26	20	7	28
	Carbuncle	2	...	2	1	...	1	...	...	...	...	...
	Influenza	...	1	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	...	...
	Diarrhoea & Choleraic Disease	139	148	140	140	126	117	134	159	114	182	94
Totals of Zymotic Class		571	751	858	513	411	528	537 613		419	583	665
2. Tubercular		326	374	423	419	426	469	565	555	514	501	513
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c.		353	365	371	341	370	426	455	416	450	503	474
4. Of the Heart, &c.		119	132	152	127	139	146	176	170	204	212	203
5. Of Respiratory Organs		396	411	431	400	543	541	630	561	519	694	891
6. Digestive Organs		93	104	118	87	96	111	136	126	155	150	117
7. Urinary Organs		40	39	20	27	34	26	55	62	63	42	74
8. Of Organs of Generation		13	8	16	9	17	21	13	23	29	19	25
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c.		6	4	5	7	10	14	11	14	13	15	8
10. Of Skin		6	3	2	3	4	9	4	5	6	1	3
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Maiformation, &c.		176	191	145	143	143	168	177	226	212	177	170
12. Uncertain Seat		62	154	69	118	126	77	105	97	101	106	91
13. Age		114	133	125	105	144	106	130	150	126	141	141
14. Violence		64	50	56	8 V	70	75	68	90	82	75	83
		54	40	76	35	47	79	34	46	26	56	68
Totals		2393	2659	2867	2421	2580	2796	3096	3154	2991	327S	3526

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Table: In comparing the figures it is necessary to bear in mind, increase of population.