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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YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000. | Natural Increase. | Rate of Natural Increase per 1000. |
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SUB-DISTRICTS. | Population in the middle of 1882 | Per-centage of Total Population | Deaths | Death-rate per 1000 | * Death-rate per 1000, Excluding Nou-Parishioners who have Died in Public Institutions. | Density of Population—No. of Persons to Acre | Relative Number per cent, of Industrial and Other Classes, Census, 1881. | |
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Industrl. Classes | Other Classes |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diseases per 1000 of the Estimated population | Ratio of Heaths from Epidemic Diseases to every 100 of the total deaths. | ||
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1881. | 18 82 | 1881 | 1882 |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Number of Births Beturned from 1st January to 31st December, 1881. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead, Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed to Districts, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. |
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CLASSES OF DISEASE, &c. | Number of deaths in 1882. | Average Annual number of deaths in the ten years 1871-80. | Same averages corrected for Increase of population. | Number of deaths 1882 above corrected average. | Number of deaths 1882 below corrected average. |
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YEARS. | AGE. | |||||||
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Under 1 year | From 1 to 5 years | From 5 to 10 years | All under i 20 years | From 20 to 40 years | From 40 to 60 years | From 60 to 80 years | 80 years & upwards |
1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
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BATTERSEA EAST. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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Population (Census) 1881 57,154 | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From I to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | 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 aud under 80 years ot age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Laboring Classes. | ||
Official Population, in middle of 1882... 60,102 Area in Acres, 1,235. | |||||||||||||||||
Diseases and other Causes of Death. |
First Second Quarter. Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. |
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1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 : | 1878 : | 1879 : | 1880 | 1881: | 1882 |
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1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
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Years. | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
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CLAPHAM. Population (Census) 1881 36,350 Official Population in middle of 1882 37,502 Area in Acres, 1,233. DISEASES And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | |||||||||||||
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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 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. |
PUTNEY AND ROEHAMPTON. Population (Census) 1881 13,235. Official Population in middle of 1882 13,689. Area in Acres 2,176. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 5 to 10 years. | At 10 and under 20 years ot age. | 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 & Labouring Classes. |
STREATHAM. including TOOTING & BALHAM. Population ") (Census) 1881 25,553 Official population in middle of 1882 26,9335 Area ia Acres 3,465 DISEASES. And other Causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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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. |
DISEASE. | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
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Years | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 |
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WANDSWORTH. Population(Census 1881)28,004 Official populationin middle of 1882 Area in Acres 2,478 DISEASES, And other causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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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. |
Social Position. | Total Deaths. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | ||
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1882. | Decennial average. | 1882. | Decennial average. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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POPULATION of entire district As corrected by the Registrar General. Area in Acres 11,695 Density 18.89 persons to an Acre. DISEASES, An d other causes of Death. | Total Deaths from each class of Disease, &c., in the entire District. | Sub-Districts. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||||||
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Battersea—Population 113,872, area in acres, 2,343. | Claphana— Population 37,602, area in acres, 1,233. | Putney—Population 13,689, area iu acres, 2,176. | Streatham, Tooting and Balham—Population 26,935. area in acres, 3,465. | Wandsworth—Population 29,031, area in acres, 2,478. | 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. |
DISEASES, And other causes of Death | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1871 | 1882 |
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Deaths from the seven principal Epidemics in each Sub-District. | Entire District. | |||||||
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Years. | Battersea. | Clapliam. | Putney. | Streatham. | Wandsworth. | Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemics. | Total Deaths Registeredfrom all causes. | Percentage of Deaths from the Seven Epidemics to Total Deaths. |
SUB-DISTRICTS. | Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District | 1—Small Pox. | 2—Measles. | 3—Scarlatina and Diphtheria | 4—Whooping Cough. | 5—Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | 6—Cholera. | 7—Fever. | 8—Erysipelas. | 9—Puerperal Fever. | 10—Lung Diseases, except Phthisis. | 11—Phthisis. | 12—Hy drocephalus, Atrophy, Scrolula, and Convulsions of Children. | 13—Other Diseases. | 14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth. | Total Deaths in each Sub-District, | |||||||||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths, i | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. 1 | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
Battersea. | Clapham. | Putney and Roehampton. | Streatham, including Tooting and Balham. | Wands worth. | Totals. |
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Winter Jan., Feb., March. Sprint: April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Not., Dec. | Temperature of | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air. | Degree of Humidity. | Reading of Barometer. | Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air. | Rain. | Reading of Thermometer on Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | Air-Daily Range. | Number of Nights it was | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Reading at Night. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | Diff. from Average of 110 years. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean (sat.=100). | . Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 40 years. | At or below 30°. | Between 30° and 40°. | Above 40°. |