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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.

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.
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.
Classes: —
1. ZymoticSmall Pox................................................
Measles523...415..................14
Scarlatina945...6...81.........1...l7
Diphtheria413...314...............2l1
Croup4...422...4...............1...3
Whooping Cough95427...9...............1...8
Typhus and other Fevers1...1...1...1..................l...
Erysipelas2...21......11............2......
Metria, Childbirth3...3............3.........l1...1
Carbuncle1...1...............1............1...
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhoea & Choleraic2111......1......1.........11
Disease1...1...............l...............1
Totals of Zymotic Class41132862323352l...27626
2. Tubercular341618310116144......13723
3 Of Brain, Nerves,&c.49212812922337151561721
4. Of the Heart, &c.32161611135713479412
5. Of Respiratory Organs592435209...29412411031927
6. Of Digestive Organs42212111311739103571416
7. Of Urinary Organs642...1...11...4...2211
8. Of Organs of Generation7...7.........1231...12...4
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c.11......1...1..................1...
10. Of Skin.............................................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality,Malformation, &c.2619726......26............26315
12. Of Uncertain Seat7431l...2212......124
13. Age291811...............17217598
14. Violence871......132...3.........17
15. Not Specified.............................................
Totals3411641778058815541358030425184164