London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Years. 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882
Gout and Rheumatism ... ... ... ... ..... 3 1 4 4 4
C Cancer and Tumours ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 3 6 1 6
Tubercular 24 19 24 26 26 26 32 23 18 17 12
Nervous 20 26 39 23 26 29 28 34 33 21 33
Circulatory 14 13 8 13 6 8 12 13 13 14 12
Respiratory 26 21 30 36 23 29 37 42 27 24 29
Digestive 7 12 11 7 5 12 10 9 13 17 15
Urinary 5 4 3 8 7 11 2 4 6 2 6
Generative 2 ... 1 1 2 ... 1 ... 2 2
Locomotory 1 1 ... 1 1 2
Integumentary ... ... ... ... 1 ... 2 1 1 1
Premature Birth,
D)Atrophy, &c 5 7 7 16 10 8 7 8 16 18 7
Old Age 3 3 6 11 8 8 7 5 9 6 5
V—Violence 6 5 6 4 7 9 5 7 6 13 7
(Other diseases) 13 3 12 1 1 3
Totals 124 116 146 147 121 148 150 152 152 140 139
Ages of the Deceased.—The mortality among
infants under 1 year, continues to decline. Forty-one
deaths were registered under that age, or 19.2 per cent.
of the total, the per centage for the last two years being
28.7 and 30.0 respectively. The mortality amongst persons
of more advanced life, on the other hand is slightly
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