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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| 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubercular, including Phthisis.. | 172 | 143 | 163 | 196 | 210 | 198 | 255 | 266 | 239 | 237 |
| Of Brain, Nerves, &c. | 148 | 137 | 136 | 117 | 147 | 173 | 168 | 170 | 178 | 169 |
| Of the Heart, &c. | 55 | 53 | 56 | 72 | 94 | 83 | 85 | 95 | 108 | 104 |
| Of the Respiratory Organs, excluding Phthisis | 124 | 204 | 260 | 215 | 266 | 272 | 318 | 248 | 327 | 315 |
| Of Digestive Organs | 37 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 69 |
| Of Urinary Organs | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 30 | 21 |
| Of Organs of Generation | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
| Of Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| Of Cancer | 22 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 31 | 33 |
| Premature Birth, Low Vitality Malformation, &c | 30 | 31 | 36 | 70 | 37 | 78 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 61 |
| Of Uncertain Seat and other diseases | 25 | 29 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 39 | 29 | 24 |
| Age | 47 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 64 | 45 | 54 | 74 |
| Violence | 23 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 39 | 29 | 35 |
| Constitutional | 7 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Totals | 713 | 751 | 828 | 864 | 997 | 1028 | 1123 | 1068 | 1161 | 1182 |
Of the 1,182 deaths, 593 were those of males and 584 of females.
The causes of death of persons dying without the district
will be found in the table following; they were 63 in number.
| WEST BATTERSEA. | Total. | Sex. | Age. | Institutions. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Under 1. | 1 to 60. | 60 and upwards. | Union Infirmary | General & Special Hospitals. | Asylums Board Hospitals. | ||
| Disease. | |||||||||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tubercular Diseases | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 |
| Cancer | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Respiratory Diseases | 14 | 10 | 4 | .. | 13 | 1 | .. | 14 | .. |
| Circulatory Diseases | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 10 | .. |
| Nervous Diseases | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 | .. |
| Other Diseases | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | |
| Violence | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. |
| Totals | 63 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 53 | 9 | .. | 61 | 2 |
Those occurring in Institutions within the district are included in the
General Mortality table.