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.
| WANDSWORTH. | Total Deaths from each class of Disease &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (Census) 1881,— 28,004. Official Population in middle of 1883,— 29,853. Area in Acres—2,478. | 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 50 and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class. Mercharts, Bankers, &c. | Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. | Industrial and Labouring Classes. | ||
| DISEASES, And other causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Zymotic. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | |
| Scarlatina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 7 | 4 | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Typhus and other Fevers | 12 | 6 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| Motrin, Childbirth | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
| Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | |
| Other Zymo tic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 77 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 2 | • • | 1 | 4 | 21 | 51 | |
| 2. Tubercular | 64 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | .. | 1 | 7 | 18 | 38 | |
| 3. Of Brain and Nerves | 118 | 74 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 87 | |
| 4. Of the Heart, &c. | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 5. Of Respiratory Organs | 69 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 48 | |
| 6. Of Digestive Organs | 35 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .. | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 | |
| 7. Of Urinary Organs | 13 | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| 8. Of Organs of Gener action | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 9. Of Joints, Bones, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 10. Of Skin | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 11. Premature Birth Low Vitality, Malformation, &c. | 23 | 17 | 6 | 23 | .. | .. | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 11 | |
| 12. Dropsy, Cancer, and others of Uncer tain Seat | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 12 | |
| 13. Age | 33 | 10 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | |
| 14. Violence | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | |
| 15. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Totals | 499c | 263 | 236 | 97 | 60 | 18 | 187 | 86 | 98 | 107 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 122 | 327 | |