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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Pneumonia, 93; Other Lung Diseases, 32; from
Circulatory Disease, 108; Brain and Nerves, 178;
Digestive Organs, 52; Premature Birth, Low Vitality,
55; Old Age, 54; Cancer, 31; Violence, 29 ; &c.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, Cancer, Premature
Birth, Old Age, shows an increase as compared with
last, whilst those of the Digestive Organs and Brain
and Nerves a slight decrease.
From the Tubercular Class, 239 were returned, viz:—
Phthisis, 138; Tabes Mesenteries, 71; Scrofula, 21;
and Hydrocephalus, 9. Of those from Phthisis, 27
were under 20; and 111 from 20 to 60 years of age.
The deaths from Old Age were 54 against 45 of last
year, the eldest being—females, 90, 90, and 93 respectively;
the opposite extreme we find the duration
of life to have been in 58 instances, a few days, 19 a few
hours, and in 3 a few minutes.
Of the 1,161 deaths, 561 were those of males and
600 of females.
The following table contrasts all deaths from non-zymotic causes during the past 10 years.
1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuberoular, including Phthisis | 149 | 172 | 143 | 163 | 196 | 210 | — 198 | 255 | 236 | 239 |
Of Brain, Nerves, &c, | 119 | 148 | 137 | 136 | 117 | 147 | 173 | 168 | 170 | 178 |
Of the Heart, &c. | 49 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 72 | 94 | 83 | 85 | 95 | 108 |
Of the Respiratory Organs, excluding Phthisis | 160 | 124 | 204 | 260 | 215 | 266 | 272 | 318 | 248 | 327 |
Of Digestive Organs | 19 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 63 | |
Of Urinary Organs | 13 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 30 |
Of Organs of Generation | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
Of Cancer | 23 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 31 |
Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malformation, &o. | 30 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 70 | 37 | 78 | 30 | 33 | 55 |
Of Uncertain Seat and other diseases | 37 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 39 | 29 |
Age | 53 | 47 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 64 | 45 | 54 |
v iolenoe | 18 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 39 | 29 |
Constitutional | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Totals | 686 | 713 | 751 | 828 | 864 | 997 | 1028 | 1123 | 1068 | 1161 |