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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 1881
[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 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. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic | Small Pox | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |||
| Measles | 50 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 7 | ... | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 47 | |
| Scarlatina | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | |||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Croup | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 12 | 19 | 13- | 18 | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 25 | |
| Typhus & other Fevers | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| Metria, Childbirth | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Carbuftcle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Diarrhaœa & Choleraic Disease | 53 | 29 | 24 | 42 | 7 | ... | ... | 49 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 47 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 198 | 104 | 94 | 68 | 87 | 15 | 5 | 175 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 22 | 176 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 210 | 114 | 96 | 61 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 106 | 47 | 44 | 13 | ... | 1 | 2 | 32 | 175 | |
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves,&c. | 147 | 83 | 64 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 5 | 23 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 119 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 94 | 42 | 52 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 2 | ... | 12 | 80 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 266 | 142 | 124 | 65 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 148 | 14 | 38 | 55 20 | 11 | 4 | ... | 44 | 218 | |
| 6. Digestive Organs | 59 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 2 | ... | 2 | 12 | 45 | 57 | |
| 7. Urinary Organs | 26 | 12 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 19 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | |
| 9. Of Cancer,&c. , | 21 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | |
| 0. Syphilis | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ||
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c | 37 | 17 | 20 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 27 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 22 | |
| 13. Age | 31 | 15 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 1 | 20 | ... | 4 | 25 | |||
| 14. Violence | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 35 | 37 | |
| 15. Joints and Bones | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | ||
| Total | 1195 | 620 | 575 | 299 | 232 | 40 | 37 | 608 | 119 | 191 | 229 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 188 | 987 | |
| * This table includes all deaths in the Infirmary of the Union, | |||||||||||||||||