London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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The following table contrasts all deaths from Zymotic causes during the past 10 years
| 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1S77 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | |
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| 18 | ||||||||||
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Other Causes of Death.—These diseases collectively
are 169 in excess of the previous year, and as stated, are
one of the causes of the increased death-rate. In all
997 were returned, the principal factors being—diseases of
the Respiratory Organs 266, viz:—Bronchitis 139, Pneumonia
76, and other diseases 51. Brain and Nerves 147,
Heart 94, Digestive Organs 59, Cancer 21, Age 31,
Violence 40, Premature Birth and Low Vitality 37.
Prom the Tubercular class 210 were returned.
Phthisis 126, Atrophy 67, Scrofula 12, and Hydrocephalus
5 ; of the Phthisical cases 25 were under 20,
46 from 20 to 40, 44 from 40 to 60, and 13 from 60 to 80
years of age.
Of the 997 deaths, 516 were of males and 481 of
females. 376 were under 5 years of age, 433 (inclusive)
under 20, and the remainder from 20 and upwards, 4
being 91, 90, 90, and 91, the three former females and
the latter a male.