[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire district during the ten years 1874—83, compared with those of the year 1884.

Years.	Births.	Birth-rate per 1000	Deaths.	Death-rate per 1000.	Natural Increase.	Rate of Natural Increase per 1000.

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Death-Rates in District per 1,000 of the Population.

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The following table shews the death-rates of the several sub-districts in relation to the amount and density of population, and the proportional number of the industrial classes which each sub-district possesses:—

SUB-DISTRICTS	Population in the middle of 1884.	Per-centage of Total Population.	Deaths.	Death-rate per 1000	Death-rate per 1000 corrected for deaths in Public Institutions.	Density of Population—No. of Persons to Acre.	Relative Number per cent. of Industrial and other Classes.
SUB-DISTRICTS	Population in the middle of 1884.	Per-centage of Total Population.	Deaths.	Death-rate per 1000		Density of Population—No. of Persons to Acre.	Industrial Classes	Other Classes

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Death-rates of the seven principal epidemic diseases per 1,000 of the population 1878—83, compared with those of 1884.

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The relative mortality from Epidemic diseases in the several sub-districts is shewn in the following table:—

Years	No. of deaths from the seven principal epidemic diseases per 1000 of the population.					Ratio of deaths from the seven principal epidemic diseases to every 100 of the total deaths.
Years	Battersea	Claphum	Putney	Streatham	Wandsworth	Battersea	Clapham	Putney	Streatham	Wandsworth

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Those for the previous year are shewn in the following table:—

SUB-DISTRICTS	Number of Births Returned from 1 st. January to 31 st December, 1883.	Successfully Vaccinated.	Insusceptible of Vaccination.	Had Small-pox.	Dead, Unvaccinated.	Postponed by-Medical Certificate.	Removed to Districts, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.	Removed to places unknown, or which cannot bo reached; and cases not having been found.

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Non-Zymotic Diseases.—In the following table the prevalence of each class of disease is compared with the decennial average corrected for increase of population.

CLASSES OF DISEASES. &c.		Number of deaths in 1884.	Average Annual number of deaths in the ten years 1874-83.	Same averages corrected for Increase of population.	Number' of deaths 1884 above corrected average.	Number of deaths 1884 below corrected average.

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All the deaths in the past and ten preceding years are classified according to age for comparison with each other in the following table:—

YEARS.	AGE.
YEARS.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	All under 20 years.	From 20 to 40 years.	From 40 to 60 years.	From 60 to 80 years.	80 years & upwards.

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Social position of the deceased.—The relative proportion per cent. of the mortality borne by the several classes of the inhabitants during the six years 1878—83 is compared with that of the past year in the following table:—

Social Status.	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884.

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The whole of the deaths which formed the subjects of inquiry in the several sub-districts, with the verdicts, are enumerated in the following table:—

VERDICTS.	SUB-DISTRICTS.
	Battersea.		Claphara.	Putuey.	Streatham.	Wandsworth.	Total.
	East.	West.	Claphara.	Putuey.	Streatham.	Wandsworth.	Total.

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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

BATTERSEA EAST.	Sex.		Age.									Social Position.
Population (Census) 1881 54,675	Males.	Females.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	From 10 to 20 years.	All under 20 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 Y ears and upwards.	Nobility and Gentry.	Professional Class, Merchants. Bankers, &c.	Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.	Industrial and Laboring Classes.
Official Population in middle of 1884, 63,706
Area in acres, 947
Disease and other Causes of Death.

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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

BATTTERSEA WEST. Population (Census) 1881 52,587 Official Population in middle of 1884 61,385 Area in Acres, 1,396 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,! year.	From 1 to 5 years,	From 5 to 10 years.	All under 20 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 Labouring Classes,

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Zymotic Diseases.—The following table contrasts all deaths from Zymotic causes during the past 10 years.

	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884

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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

CLAPHAM.	Sex.		Age.									Social Position.
Population (Census) 1881 36,380	Males.	Females.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	From 10 to 20 years.	All under 20 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 and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.	Industrial and Laboring Classes.
Official Population in middle of 1884 39,632
Area in Acres, 1233.
DISEASES. and other causes of Death.

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Social position of deceased.—The proportion per cent. of the total deaths, and of deaths from zymotic diseases in relation to the social position of the deceased are shewn in the following table:—

Social Position.	Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths.	Percentage of deaths from Zymotic class

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PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON.	Sex.		Age.								Soc1al Pos1t1on.
PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON.	Males.	Females.	1 Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	1 From 10 to 20 years.	At 20 and under 40 years of age.	At 40 and under 60 years of ape.	At 60 and under 80 years of age.	80 years and upwards.	Nob1l1ty and Gentry.	Profess1onal Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.	M1ddle & Trad1ng Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.	1ndustr1al and Labour1ng Classes.
Populat1on (Census) 1881 13,221. Off1c1al Populat1on 1n m1ddle of the year 1884 14,450.
Area 1n Statute Acres-2,176.
D1SEASES, And other Causes of Dath.

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In the table below it will be seen that three fatal cases of diphtheria occurred during the first quarter, six in the second, one in the third and none in the fourth.

DISEASE.	1884
DISEASE.	First Quarter.	Second Quarter.	Third Quarter.	Fourth Quarter.

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Years.		1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884

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These are tabulated as below.

DISEASE.	Total.	Sex.		Age.			Class.		Institutions.
DISEASE.	Total.	Males	Females.	Under 1.	1 to 60.	60 & upw'ds.	Middle.	Industrial.	Union Infirmary.	Infectious Hospitals.	General Hospitals.

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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM.	Sex.		Age.								Social Position.
STREATHAM, including TOOTING & BALHAM.	Males.	Females.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	Under 29 years, including all tinder 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 ape.	80 years and upwards.	Nobility and Gentry.	Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.	Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c	Industrial and Labouring Class.
Population (Census) 1881 25,553
Official population in middle of 1884 29,149
Area in Acres 3,466
DISEASES, And other causes of Death.

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The following table contrasts all the deaths which resulted from the seven principal epidemic diseases during the first ten years.

DISEASE.		1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884

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The following Table contrasts all deaths from non.zymotic diseases during the past nine years.

Years	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1881

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STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

WANDSWORTH.		Total Deaths from each class of Diseases, &c., in the Sub-District.	Sex.		Age.								Social Position.
Population (Census) 1881 28,004 Official Population in middle of 1881 30,675 Area in acrea, 2,478			Males.	Females.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	All under 20 years.	At 20 and under 40 years of ape.	At 40 and under 60 years of ape.	At 60 and under 80 years of ape.	80 years and upwards.	Nobility and Gentry.	Professional Class Merehnnts, Bankers, &c.	Middle and Trading Classes Shopmen, Clrks, &c.	Industrial and Labouring Classes.
Diseases and other Causes of Death.			Males.	Females.	Under 1 year.	From 1 to 5 years.	From 5 to 10 years.	All under 20 years.	At 20 and under 40 years of ape.	At 40 and under 60 years of ape.	At 60 and under 80 years of ape.	80 years and upwards.	Nobility and Gentry.	Professional Class Merehnnts, Bankers, &c.	Middle and Trading Classes Shopmen, Clrks, &c.	Industrial and Labouring Classes.

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Epidemic Diseases, their prevalence and fatality.—The following table exhibits the total number of deaths that were registered as having occurred from the seven principal Epidemic diseases during the past and ten preceding years, and the relative proportion which they bore to the deaths from all causes.

Years.	Small Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Cholera.	Diarrhoea. _____	Fever—Typhus and Typhoid.	Total Deaths from Epidemic.	Total Deaths from all causes.	Per centage of deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes.

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DISEASE.	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
DISEASE.	Mean Temp. 43.4			Mean Temp. 52.5			Mean Temp. 62.7			Mean Temp. 44.1

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Deaths in relation to Social Position.—The following Table exhibits the relative proportion ot the total deaths and of the deaths from zymotic diseases amongst the several classes of the inhabitants:—

Social Position.	Total Deaths.		Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
	1884	Decennial Average.	1884	Decennia 1 Average.

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TABLE I. Births and Deaths registered during the year 1884.

BIRTHS.
SUB-DISTRICTS.		Males.	Females.	Total.

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DEATHS.

SUB-DISTRICTS.		Males.	Females.	Total.

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TABLE II. Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the entire' District during 1884, classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position, and showing also the relative numbers in each Sub-District.

POPULATION OF ENTIRE DISTRICT. As corrected by the Registrar General. Census 1881—210,434 Official Population for middle of year, 1884, 238,997. Area in Statute Acres, 11,740 Density 20 persous to an acre.		Total Deaths from each class of Disease in the entire District.	Sub-Districts.					Sex.		Age.								Spcoal Position.
			Battersea—Popu1ation, 125,091. Area in acres, 2 343.	Capham—PopuLation,39,632. Area in acres, 1,233.	Putney—Population, 14.450. Area in acres. 2,176.	Streatham.Tooting and Balham—Population, 29, 149. Area in acres. 3,465.	Wandsworth—Population, 30.*/5. Area in acres, 2,478.	Males.	Females.	Uuder 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 Class.
DISEASES, And other Causes of Death.			Battersea—Popu1ation, 125,091. Area in acres, 2 343.	Capham—PopuLation,39,632. Area in acres, 1,233.	Putney—Population, 14.450. Area in acres. 2,176.		Wandsworth—Population, 30.*/5. Area in acres, 2,478.	Males.	Females.	Uuder 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 Class.

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TABLE III. Showing the total number of deaths and their causes registered in the entire District, during the eleven years 1874-84, with the relative numbers of each class of disease.

DISEASES, And other causes of Death				1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879	1880	1881	1882	1883	1884

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TABLE IV. Showing the total Deaths from the seven principal Epidemic Diseases registered in each Sub-District, and in the entire District, with the relation which they bore to the total Mortality in the several years 1874-84.

Years.	Deaths from the seven principal Epidemics in each Sub-District.					Entire District.
Years.	Battersea.	Clapham.	Putney.	Streatham.	"Wandsworth.	Total Deaths from the Seven Epidemics.	Total Deaths Registered from all causes.	Per centage of Deaths from the Seven Epidemics to Total Deaths.

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TABLE V. Cases of Sickness amongst the Poor under the treatment of the Union Medical Officers, with the Deaths from each class of Disease, during the year ended 31st December, 1884. Compiled from the District Medical Relief Books.

SUB - DISTRICTS.		Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District.	1—Small Pox.		2—Measles.		3—Scarlatina and Diphtheria.		4—Whooping Cough.		5—Diarrhoea and Dysentery.		6—Cholera.		7—Fever.		8—Erysipelas.		9—Puerperal Fever.		1 10—Lung Disease except Phthisis.		11—Phthisis.		12—Hydrocephalus, Atrophy, Scrofula and Convulsions of Children.		13—Other Diseases.		14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth		Total Deaths in each Sub-Distri.ct
SUB - DISTRICTS.		Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District.	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Total Deaths in each Sub-Distri.ct

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TABLE VI. Summary of the Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1884.

	Battersea.	Clapham.	Putney and lloehampton.	Streatham, including Tooting & Balham.	Wandsworth.	Totals.

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TABLE VII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1884. Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.

Winter Jan., Feb., March. Spring April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.	Temperature of									Elastic Force of Vapour.		"Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.		Degree of Humidity.		Reading of Barometer.		Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.		Rain.		Reading of Thermometer on Grass
	Air.			Evaporation.		Dew Point.		Air— Daily Range.		Elastic Force of Vapour.		"Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.		Degree of Humidity.		Reading of Barometer.		Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.		Rain.		Number of Nights it was			Lowest Reading at Night.	Highest Reading at Night.
	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 113 Years.	DifP. from Average of 43 Yea re.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean (Satn=100).	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Amount.	Diff. from Average of 70 Years.	At or below 30°.	Between 30° & 40°.	Above 40°.	Lowest Reading at Night.	Highest Reading at Night.

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Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire district during the ten years 1874—83, compared with those of the year 1884.

Death-Rates in District per 1,000 of the Population.

The following table shews the death-rates of the several sub-districts in relation to the amount and density of population, and the proportional number of the industrial classes which each sub-district possesses:—

Death-rates of the seven principal epidemic diseases per 1,000 of the population 1878—83, compared with those of 1884.

The relative mortality from Epidemic diseases in the several sub-districts is shewn in the following table:—

Those for the previous year are shewn in the following table:—

Non-Zymotic Diseases.—In the following table the prevalence of each class of disease is compared with the decennial average corrected for increase of population.

All the deaths in the past and ten preceding years are classified according to age for comparison with each other in the following table:—

Social position of the deceased.—The relative proportion per cent. of the mortality borne by the several classes of the inhabitants during the six years 1878—83 is compared with that of the past year in the following table:—

The whole of the deaths which formed the subjects of inquiry in the several sub-districts, with the verdicts, are enumerated in the following table:—

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

Zymotic Diseases.—The following table contrasts all deaths from Zymotic causes during the past 10 years.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

Social position of deceased.—The proportion per cent. of the total deaths, and of deaths from zymotic diseases in relation to the social position of the deceased are shewn in the following table:—

In the table below it will be seen that three fatal cases of diphtheria occurred during the first quarter, six in the second, one in the third and none in the fourth.

These are tabulated as below.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

The following table contrasts all the deaths which resulted from the seven principal epidemic diseases during the first ten years.

The following Table contrasts all deaths from non.zymotic diseases during the past nine years.

STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.

Deaths in relation to Social Position.—The following Table exhibits the relative proportion ot the total deaths and of the deaths from zymotic diseases amongst the several classes of the inhabitants:—

TABLE I. Births and Deaths registered during the year 1884.

DEATHS.

TABLE II. Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the entire' District during 1884, classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position, and showing also the relative numbers in each Sub-District.

TABLE III. Showing the total number of deaths and their causes registered in the entire District, during the eleven years 1874-84, with the relative numbers of each class of disease.

TABLE IV. Showing the total Deaths from the seven principal Epidemic Diseases registered in each Sub-District, and in the entire District, with the relation which they bore to the total Mortality in the several years 1874-84.

TABLE V. Cases of Sickness amongst the Poor under the treatment of the Union Medical Officers, with the Deaths from each class of Disease, during the year ended 31st December, 1884. Compiled from the District Medical Relief Books.

TABLE VI. Summary of the Sanitary Operations in the entire District during the year 1884.

TABLE VII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1884. Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.