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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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. | |||||||||||||||||
Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 33 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 27 | ||
Scarlatina. | 36 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 30 | |
Diphtheria . | 7 | 2 | 5 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
Croup | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | 56 | 17 | 39 | 22 | 34 | ... | ... | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 47 | ||
1. Zymotic Typhus, &c. | 14 | 7 | 7 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Metria, Childbirth | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea & Cholera | 37 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 10 | ... | ... | 36 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 30 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 194 | 77 | 117 | 63 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 180 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 30 | 160 | |
2. Tubercular | 192 | 98 | 94 | 77 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 130 | 36 | 23 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 31 | 155 | |
3. Of Bram, Nerves,Ac. | 112 | 53 | 59 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 83 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 90 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 47 | 17 | 30 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 30 | ||
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 258 | 135 | 123 | 88 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 181 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 1 | ... | 6 | 37 | 215 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 14 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 20 | 11 | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 14 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
10. Of Skin | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 63 | 36 | 27 | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 51 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat. | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | |
13. Age | 18 | 3 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||
14. Violence | 30 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | |
15. Not Specified | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | |
Totals | 992 | 481 | 511 | 352 | 253 | 50 | 35 | 690 | 83 | 110 | 98 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 161 | 798 |