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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Years. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000. | Natural Increase. | Rate of Natural Increase per 1000. |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Population in the middle of 1881 | Per-centage of Total Population | Deaths | Death-rate per 1000 | * Death-rate per 1000, Excluding Non-Parish-ioners who have Died in Public Institutions. | Density of Population— No. of Persons to Acre | Relative Number of Industrial and Other Classes. | |||
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Industrl. Classes | Per Cent. | Other Classes | Per Cent. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diseases per 1000 of the Estimated population | Ratio of Deaths from Epidemic Disease to every 100 of the total deaths. |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Number of Births Returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1880. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of 1 Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead, Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed to Districts, Vaccination Officer of which ha9 been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. |
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YEARS. | AGE. | |||||||
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Under 1 year | From 1 to 5 years | From 5 to 10 years | All under 20 years | From 20 to 40 years | From 40 to 60 years | From 60 to 80 years | 80 years & upwards |
VERDICTS. | SUB-DISTRICTS. | ||||||
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Battersea. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Wandsworth. | Total. | ||
East. | West. |
BATTERSEA EAST. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. 1 | From 10 to 20 years. | All under 20 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 and Trading Class, 8hopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | |||
Official mean Population, June, 1880 54,285 1881 67,154 Area in Acres, 1,235. |
1881 | 1880 | 1879 | 1878 | 1877 |
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BATTERSEA WEST. Official mean population, June, 1880— 52 weeks) 48,981. 1881 51,394 Area 1108 acres | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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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, Shopman, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. |
1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1S77 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
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1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
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STREATHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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INCLUDING TOOTING & BALHAM. | 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, &c. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
Population in 1871—14,475. Population middle of 1881-25,830. | ||||||||||||||||
Area in Statute Acres-3165. | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||
And other Causes of Death. |
DISEASE. | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
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Years | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
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WANDSWORTH. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. 1 | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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Population in 1871—19,783. Population in 1881—28,005. | 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 j 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, &o. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
Official Population in middle of 1881—28,210. | ||||||||||||||||
Area in Acres—2,478. | ||||||||||||||||
DISEASES, | ||||||||||||||||
And other causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
Diseases Classified. |
Years. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough | Cholera. | Diarrhœa | Fevor—Typhus and Typhoid. | Total Deaths from Epidemics. | Total Deaths from all causes. | Per centage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes. |
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DISEASE. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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Mean Temp. | Mean Temp. | Mean Temp. | Mean Temp. | |||||||||
37.3 | 52.9 | 60.0 | 44.6 |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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POPULATION OF ENTIRE DISTRICT, | Total Deaths Irom each class of Disease, &c., in the entire District. | Sub-Districts. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||||||
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Battersea—Population 108,548, area in acres, 2,343. | Clapham — Population 36,600, area in acres, 1,233. | Putney—Population 13,312, area iu acres, 2,176. | Streatham, Tooting and Balham—Popular tion 25,830. area in acres, 3.465. | Wandsworth— Population 28,202, area in acres, 2,478. | 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. | I Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | |||
As corrected by the Registrar General. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Census 1881. 210,434. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Official Population for middle of' year, 1881. 212,492. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Area in Statute Acres, 11,740. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Density 18 persons to an Acre. | |||||||||||||||||||||
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. |
DISEASES, And other causes of Death | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 |
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Years. | Deaths erom the seven principal Epidemics in each Sub-District. | Entire District. | ||||||||
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Battersea. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Wandsworth. | Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemics. | Total Deaths Registered from all causes. | Percentage of Deaths from the Seven Epidemics to Total Deaths. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District. | 1—Small Pox. | 2—Measles. | 3—Scarlatina and Diphtheria | 4—Whooping Cough. | 5—Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas. | 9—Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases, except Phthisis. | 11—Phthisis. | 12—Hydrocephalus, Atrophy, Scrofula, and Convulsions of Children. | 13—Other Diseases. | 14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth. | Total Deaths in each Sub-District. | |||||||||||||||
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Battersea. | Clapham. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Wandsworth. | Totals. |
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Winter . . Jan., Feb., March. Spring . . April, May, June. Summer . . July, Aug., Sept. Autumn . . Oct., Nov., Deo. | Temperature of | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air. | Degree of Humidity. | Reading of Barometer. | Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air. | Rain. | Reading of Thermometer on Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | AirDaily flange. | Number of Nights it was | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Reading at Night. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | Diff. from Average of 110 years. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean (Sat.=100). | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | At or below 30°. | Between 30° and 40°. | Above 40°. |