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.
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. | ||||||||||||
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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. Zymotic | Small Pox... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |
Scarlatina | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | 7 | |
Diphtheria | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | l | 1 | |
Croup | 4 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | |
Typhus and other Fevers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | |
Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
Metria, Childbirth | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Carbuncle | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea & Choleraic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Disease | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 41 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | l | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 26 | |
2. Tubercular | 34 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | |
3 Of Brain, Nerves,&c. | 49 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 32 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 12 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 59 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 9 | ... | 29 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 27 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 42 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
10. Of Skin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality,Malformation, &c. | 26 | 19 | 7 | 26 | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | l | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
13. Age | 29 | 18 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||
14. Violence | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ||
15. Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 341 | 164 | 177 | 80 | 58 | 8 | 155 | 41 | 35 | 80 | 30 | 42 | 51 | 84 | 164 |