[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)] page 14

Wandsworth 1884

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

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

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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.
1874	777	452	107	1438	361	462	419	116
1875	886	467	132	1660	399	422	502	113
1876	910	524	99	1638	398	468	540	110
1877	840	466	109	1517	387	458	525	104
1878	983	600	100	1780	338	483	532	142
1879	947	682	102	1878	368	487	658	135
1880	1136	600	140	2021	374	500	560	138
1881	1043	627	132	1938	410	548	599	152
1882	1082	752	143	2087	428	557	634	145
1883	1189	696	134	2145	484	593	670	191
1884	1367	736	95	2341	484	623	661	157

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:—

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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.
Nobility & Gentry	1.62	3.30	3.40	2.71	3.43	2.48	4.41
Professional Class	5.08	5.90	5.50	5.12	4.44	5.66	6.25
Middle Class	18.10	17.40	16.90	19.00	20.85	19.59	25.66
Industrial Class	75.20	73.40	74.20	73.17	71.28	72.27	63.68
	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

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The marked diminution in mortality among the
industrial classes is shewn in this table, and forms
valuable corroborative evidence of improved sanitation
in. the district.

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Wandsworth 1884

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

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:—

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