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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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| STREATHAM. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCLUDING TOOTING & BALHAM. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | Under 20 years, including all under 10 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 & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
| Population in 1871—14,475. Population middle of 1881-25,830. | ||||||||||||||||
| Area in Statute Acres-3165. | ||||||||||||||||
| DISEASES. | ||||||||||||||||
| And other Causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes: | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Scarlatina | 13 | 9 | 4 | ... | 9 | 3 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |||||
| Diptheria | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||||||
| Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Croup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 6 | ||||||
| 1. Zymotic | Typhus and otherFevers | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Metria, Childbirth | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Diarrhoea & Choleraic Disease | 9 | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 46 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 1 | ... | ... | 23 | |||||
| 2. Tubercular | 38 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | 15 | ||||
| 3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c | 41 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | ||||
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 26 | 10 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 12 | ... | 13 | ||||||
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 48 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 10 | .. | 7 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 25 | |||||
| 6. Of Digestive Organs | 33 | 14 | 19 | 3 | ... | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 7. Of Urinary Organs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 8. Of Organs of Generation | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 10. Of Skin | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| 11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality,Malformation, &c. | 29 | 19 | 10 | 28 | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 19 | ||
| 12. Of Uncertain Seat | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| 13. Age | 20 | 5 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 14. Violence | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Totals | 313 | 150 | 163 | 77 | 40 | 139 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 39 | 87 | 152 | ||||