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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
| BATTERSEA EAST. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | Smallpox | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Measles | 60 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 41 | 5 | ... | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 58 | |
| Scarlatina | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | ||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Croup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |||
| W hooping Cough | 37 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 1 | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 31 | |
| 1. Zymotic | TYphus, &c. | 17 | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Metria, Childbirth | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrœha & Cholera | 45 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 5 | ... | ... | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 31 | ||
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 217 | 102 | 115 | 77 | 87 | 17 | 6 | 187 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 23 | 187 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 173 | 79 | 94 | 69 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 111 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 148 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves,&c. | 128 | 68 | 60 | 50 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 101 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 53 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 45 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 188 | 97 | 91 | 61 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 16 | 20 | 24 | ... | ... | 4 | 14 | 170 | |
| 6. Of Digestive Organs | 39 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
| 7. Of Urinary Organs | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10. Of Skin | 1 | ... | 1 | i | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 67 | 35 | 32 | 67 | ... | ... | ... | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 63 | |
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 27 | 12 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 24 | |
| 13. Age | 14 | 2 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 14. Violence | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| 15. Not Specified | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | |
| Totals | 966 | 476 | 490 | 352 | 207 | 34 | 36 | 629 | 108 | 116 | 92 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 103 | 830 | |