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 Diseases, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Social Position. | ||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||
Classes:— | Smallpox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | |
Scarlatina | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Diphtheria | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Whooping Cough | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | |
Fevers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | |
1. Zymotic | Diarrhœa & Dvsentery | 27 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 3 | .. | 24 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 20 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas Metria | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | |
Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 6 | |
Other dis- eases | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Totals of Zymotic Class | 83 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 30 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 58 | |
l. Tubercular | 85 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 55 | ||
Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 128 | 70 | 58 | 20 | 15 | .. | 40 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 6 | .. | 28 | 87 | |
4. Of the Heart, &c. | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | .. | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 2 | |
5. Of Respiratory Organs | 70 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 17 | .. | 36 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45 | |
6. Of Digestive Organs | 47 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 7 | .. | 19 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 30 | |
7. Of Urinary Organs | 15 | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 8 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
s. Of Organs of Generation | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
9. Of Joints Bones, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
10. Of Skin | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
11. Premature birth, low vitality, malformation, &c. | 40 | 21 | 19 | 40 | .. | .. | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 29 | |
12. Dropsy, cancer and, others of uncertain seat | 18 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
Age | 49 | 14 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 24 | 4 | .. | 7 | 29 | ||
14. Violence | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 17 | |
15 Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Totals | 576 | 284 | 292 | 144 | 75 | 3 | 241 | 93 | 111 | 96 | 35 | 22 | 32 | 139 | 383 |