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Wandsworth 1881

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

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5 years of age, and 49.4 per cent. to children under 10
years of age. This mortality of infants and young children,
although high, is much less in comparison with that of
the corrected average of the preceding ten years. Thus
the deaths under 1 year of age were 1.1 per cent. less,
all under 5 years of age were l.8 per cent. less, and all
under 10 years of age l.9 per cent. less than their
respective decennial averages.

Table: Senile mortality.—20.5 per cent. of all deaths occurred to persons at and above the age of 60 years, and 19.8 per cent. during the year 1880. The deaths classed as to age for the ten years 1871-80 are compared with those of the past year in the subjoined table:—

Senile mortality.—20.5 per cent. of all deaths occurred to persons at and above the age of 60 years, and 19.8 per cent. during the year 1880. The deaths classed as to age for the ten years 1871-80 are compared with those of the past year in the subjoined table:—

YEARS.AGE.
Under 1 yearFrom 1 to 5 yearsFrom 5 to 10 yearsAll under 20 yearsFrom 20 to 40 yearsFrom 40 to 60 yearsFrom 60 to 80 years80 years & upwards
18717535381421517380411441118
187270545261129728239435494
1873636387751285326394448127
18747774521071438361462419116
18758864671321660399422502113
1876910524991638398468540110
18778404661091517387458525104
18789836001001780338483532142
18799476821021878368487658135
18801,1366001402021374500560138
18811,0436271321938410548599152

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Social Position.— The rates per cent. of the deaths
classified according to the social position of the deceased
for the 5 years 1877-81 are exhibited in the following
table, in which a considerable reduction of the relative