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Wandsworth 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The true mortality among children
Infantile Mortality.
under one year ot age can only
correctly be stated in terms of the number living at
that age, obtained from the birth returns. The death.
rate of infants under one year per 1,000 births was
as follows in the various sub.districts.
In East Battersea 154 deaths under 1 yr. per 1,000 births
,, West ,, 175 ,, ,,
,, Clapham 120 ,, „
„ Putney 133 „ „
,, Streatham 110 ,, ,,
„ Wandsworth 132 „ ,,
Social Position of In the following table the relative
Deceased. proportion percent of the mortality
borne by the several classes of the inhabitants during
the years 1878.84 is compared with that of the past year.
| Social Status. | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobility & Gentry | 1.62 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 2.71 | 3.43 | 2.48 | 4.41 | 2.76 |
| Professional Class | 5.08 | 5.90 | 5.50 | 5.12 | 4.44 | 5.66 | 6.25 | 4.67 |
| Middle Class | 18.10 | 17.40 | 16.90 | 19.00 | 20.85 | 19.59 | 25.66 | 19.10 |
| Industrial Class | 75.20 | 73.40 | 74.20 | 73.17 | 71.28 | 72.27 | 63.68 | 73.47 |
| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
inquests. The inquests held during the year
Deaths by violence. were 174, or 4 less than in the previous
year, and formed 4.2 percent of the total deaths.