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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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72
Ages of the Deceased.—Infants under 1 year still
continue to furnish a heavy mortality, although the
fatal cases among them have decreased by 5 from those
of last year. The number of deaths under that age was
48, or 28.7 per cent, of the total deaths. Last year the
per-centage was 30.0, and in 1879 24.5.
Years.
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
c
Gout and Rheumatism
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
1
4
4
Cancer and Tumours
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
3
6
1
Tubercular
22
24
19
24
26
26
26
32
23
18
17
L
/Nervous
19
20
26
39
23
26
29
28
34
33
21
Circulatory
9
14
13
8
13
6
8
12
13
13
14
Respiratory
29
26
21
30
36
23
29
37
42
27
24
Digestive
8
7
12
11
7
5
12
10
9
13
17
Urinary
1
5
4
3
8
7
11
2
4
6
...
Generative
1
...
2
...
1
1
2
...
1
...
2
Locomotory
...
1
1
...
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
Integumentary
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
2
1
1
D
Premature Birth,
Atrophy, &c
11
5
7
7
16
10
8
7
8
16
18
Old Age
7
3
3
6
11
8
8
7
5
9
6
v-
Violence
4
6
5
6
4
7
9
5
7
6
13
(Other diseases)
7
13
3
12
1
1
3
...
...
...
...
Totals
118
124
116
146
147
121
148
150
152
152
140