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Wandsworth 1889

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

Published
1890
Pages
80
Tables
39

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39 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    TABLE I.
    BIRTHS.RATES
    Sub-Districts.Males.Females.Total.Birth-rateRate of Natural Increase.
  • Page 6
    TABLE II.
    DEATHSDeath rate
    Sub-Ditsricts.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 7
    TABLE III. Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire district during the ten years 1879— 89.
    Years.Birth-rate per 1000.Death-rate per 1000.Rate of Natural Inerease.
  • Page 8
    TABLE IV. Deaths in Outlying Institutions.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Number in Entire District.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Union Infirmary.General and Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
  • Page 9
    Table V. is interesting from the information it gives as to the proportion of the general mortality which falls on the industrial classes. TABLE V.
    Sub-District.Population middle of 1889.Percentage of Total Population.Number of persons to 1 acre.Relative mortality of Industrial and other classes.
    Industrial classes.Other classes.
  • Page 10
    TABLE VI Summary of Deaths and their Causes, registered in the entire District during 1889 classified according to Sex, Age, and Social Position, and showing also the relative numbers in each Pub-District.
    population; of entire District, (Census) 1881, 103,172. Official Population in middle of 1888, 142,108, Area in Statute Acres, 0,352. CAUSES OF DEATH.Total Deaths from each class of Disease in the entire District.Sub-Districts.Sex.Age.Social Position
    Clapham—Population, 45,990, Area in acres, 1.233.Putney—Population, 16,330, Area in acres. 2,176.S trtatham—Population, 40,. 00, Area in acres, 2.904.Tooting—Population, 5,187, Area in acres. 561.Wandsworth—Population 34,778, Area in acres, 2,478.Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.From 20 to 40 years.From 40 to 60 years.From 60 to 80 years.0 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle & Trading Class.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
  • Page 11
    In order to compare these years together, in regard to the prevalence of Zymotic Diseases, the relative numbers for that time are set forth in table VII.
    Whole District.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
    1888.1889.1888.18801888.1889.1888.1889.1889.1888.1889.
  • Page 15
    Table VIII. gives us some interesting information in regard to the number of TABLE VIII.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Number of Births Returned from 1st January to 31st December 1888.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small- pox.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to Distinct, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found.
  • Page 16
    TABLE IX.
    Verdicts.Total.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
  • Page 17
    TABLE X. Sickness amongst Union Poor during 1889.
    SUB-DISTRICTS.Total Cases of Sickness treated in each Sub-District.Total Deaths in each Sub-District.1.—Small Pox.2.—Measles.3.—Scarlatina.3.—Diphtheria.5.—Whooping Cough.6.—Diarrhoea and Dysentery.7.—Cholera.8.—Fever.9.—Erysipelas.10.—Puerperal Fever.11.—Lung Disease, except Phthisis.12.—Phthisis.13.—Hydrocephaius, Atrophy Scrofula and Infantile Convulsions.14—Violence, Privation, and Premature Birth.15.—Other Diseases
    CasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeaths
  • Page 19
    TABLE XI. Summary of Sanitary Operations in the entire Distiiot during the year 1889.
    Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Total.
  • Page 23
    T ABLE I. Birth and Death-rates.
    YEARS.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death-rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
  • Page 24
    TABLE II. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    CLAP HAM.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.AgeSocial Position.
    Population (caucus) 188136,380Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Classes, Merchants &c.Middle and Trading Class. Shopmen Clerks. Arc.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    Official Population in Middle of 188945,990
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 25
    TABLE III. Deaths in Out-lying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Total.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.(30 and upwards.Union Infirmary.General & Special Hospitals.Asylum Board Hospitals.
  • Page 26
    TABLE IV. Zymotic Mortality in Olapham.
    1880188118821883188418851886188718881889
  • Page 32
    TABLE I Birth and Death Rates.
    YEARS.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death-rate.Rate of Natural, Increase.
  • Page 33
    TABLE II.
    DISEASES.TotalSex.Age.Institutions,
    Males.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.tTnion Infirmary.Gencralv&; Special Hospitals.Asylum Board Hospitals.
  • Page 34
    TABLE III.
    PUTNEY.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease.Sex.Age.Soc1al Position
    Males.FemalesUnder 1 Year.From 1 to 5. years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years.At 40 and under 60 years.At 60 and under 80 years.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, &c.Industrial & Labouring Classes.
    Population (Census) 188113,221
    Official Population in middle of 188916,330
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 35
    TABLE. IV. Zymotic Mortality in Putney & Roehampton Sub-district
    Zymotic Mortality.1880188118821883188418851886188718881889
  • Page 36
    During the year 13 inquests were held, and the lesults are tabulated below.
  • Page 40
    TABLE I. Birth and Death Rates.
    YEARS.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths from all Causes.Death-rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
  • Page 41
    TABLE II. Deaths in Out-lying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Total.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union InfirmaryGeneral & Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
  • Page 42
    TABLE III. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    STREATHAM.Total deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Population (Census) 21,6071881Males.FemalesUnder 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to in years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    Official Population in 40,000 middle of 1889
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 44
    TABLE IV. Zymotic Mortality in the Streatham Sub-district.
    18791880188118821883188418851886188718881889
  • Page 47
    Fifteen inquests were held with the following results:-
  • Page 47
    Uncertified Deaths.
  • Page 50
    TABLE I. Deaths in Outlying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    Total.Male.Female,Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union InfirmaryGeneral & Special Hospitals.Asylums Board Hospitals.
  • Page 51
    TABLE II
    TOOTING. Population (Census) 1881 4,851 Offical Population in middlie 5,187 CAUSES OF DEATH.Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, 1 &c., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Males.Females. 1Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial & Labouring Classes.
  • Page 52
    TABLE 111. Zymotic Mortality in the Tooting Sub-district.
    1889
  • Page 56
    TABLE I. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY.
    WANDSWORTH.Total Deaths from each class of Disease. &e., in the Sub-District.Sex.Age.Social Position.
    Population (Census) 1881 28,004.Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.From 10 to 20 years.At 2ft and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &c.Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c.Industrial and Labouring Classes.
    OfficialPopulationin middle of 1889 34,788.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.
  • Page 57
    TABLE II Deaths in Out-lying Institutions.
    DISEASE.Sex.Age.Institutions.
    No.Male.Female.Under 1.1 to 60.60 and upwards.Union Infirmary.General and Special Hospitals.Asylum Board Hospitals
  • Page 59
    TABLE III. Birth and Death Rates.
    Years.Births.Birth-rate.*Deaths from all causes.Death.rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
    Corrected.Uncorrected.
  • Page 61
    TABLE IV.
    DISEASE.JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJ uneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
    Mean Temp. 38.2Mean Temp. 54 .5Mean Temp. 58.9Mean Temp. 43.5
  • Page 62
    TABLE V. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
    Diseases.18791880188118821883188418851886188718881 891889.
    No. above corrected average.No. below corrected average
  • Page 65
    TABLE VI: COMPARATIVE TABLE OF NON-ZYMOTIC MORTALITY.
    Causes of Death.187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891889.
    No. above> corrected average.No. below corrected average.
  • Page 66
    TABLE VII
    SociaL. Position.Total Deaths.Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
    1889.Decennial average.1889.Decennial Average.
  • Page 68
    TABLE VIII
    Age.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 69
    TABLE IX.
    Males.Females.Total
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    The only articles that were found to have been subjected to sophistication were milk, butter, coffee, and olive oil, and the results may be shortly summarised as follows:—
    Nature ot Article.Samples submitted.Samples adulteratedPercentage.