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Wandsworth 1882
[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.
| 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| Classes: — | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| I. Zymotic | Measles ... | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Scarlatina | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Diptheria | 29 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | |
| Typhoid & Typhus Fever | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
| Remittent and other Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Diseases | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Croup | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas Diarrhœa, | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Dysentery, & Cholera | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| OtherZymo-tic Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 69 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 13 | 52 | |
| II.Consti-tutional | Gout, and Rheumatism | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Cancer&other Tumours | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Tubercular | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| III. Local | Nervous | 33 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| Circulatory | 12 | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Respiratory | 29 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 19 | |
| Digestive | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 8 | |
| Urinary | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Generative | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Locomotory | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Integumen- tary | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| IV. Developmental | Premature Birth, Atro-ptiy, &c | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Old Age | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | |
| V. | Violence | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Totals | 208 | 111 | 97 | 41 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 54 | 121 | |