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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Causes of Death classified, shewing Sex, Age and Social Position of Deceased.
WANDSWORTH. Population(Census 1881)28,004 Official populationin middle of 1882 Area in Acres 2,478 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 | Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | |
Scarlatina | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | 7 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Quinsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Croup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 26 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 21 | |
Fever | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Child birth | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Carbuncle | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea & Dysentery | 29 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 3 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 22 | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 108 | 53 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 7 | 94 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 18 | 85 | |
2. Tubercular | 69 | 31 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 5 | ... | 1 | 6 | 11 | 51 | |
3. Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 106 | 61 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 80 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 28 | 10 | 18 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 87 | 38 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 67 | |
Digestive Organs | 28 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 18 | |
7. Urinary Organs | 20 | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
8. Of Organs of Generation | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | |
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
10. Of Skin | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 27 | 16 | 11 | 27 | ... | ... | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 | |
12. Of Uncertain Seat | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
13. Age | 27 | 9 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | |
14. Violence | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
15. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Totals | 544 | 260 | 284 | 139 | 84 | 17 | 254 | 73 | 104 | 98 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 105 | 394 |