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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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
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. | |||
Classes:— | |||||||||||||||||
1. Zymotic | Smallpox | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Measles | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
Scarlatina | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 4 | ... | 25 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 20 | |
Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Croup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | 17 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |
Typhus, &c. | 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Metria, Childbirth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | |
Diarrhœa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 81 | 32 | 49 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 20 | 58 | |
2. Tubercular | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 9 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 65 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2 | ... | 32 | 3 | 16 | 14 | ... | 5 | 6 | 16 | 38 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 47 | 18 | 29 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 145 | 75 | 70 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 91 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
10. Of Skin | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c | 34 | 16 | 18 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 27 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 45 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | ... | 3 | 3 | 15 14 | 24 | |
13. Age | 37 | 15 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | ... | 15 | |
14. Violence | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
15. Not Specified | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
Totals | 544 | 263 | 281 | 127 | 92 | 21 | 12 | 252 | 60 | 99 | 103 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 156 | 316 |