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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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For every 1,000 of the population there died in Outlying Institutions, including the Union Infirmary :
| 1889. | 1890. | |
| Clapham | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Putney | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Streatham ,. | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Tooting | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Wandsworth .. | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Wandsworth again has a larger proportion of these
deaths.
Table V. gives important information as to number
and density of population and relative mortality of
industrial and other classes of each sub.district.
| Scb-Distbict. | Population middle of 1890. | Percentage of Total Population. | Number of persons to 1 acre. | .Relative mortality of Industrial and other classes. | |
| Industrial classes. | Other classes. | ||||
| Clapham | 43,128 | 28.4 | 35 | 65.1 | 34.9 |
| Putney | 17,771 | 11.8 | 8 | 66.8 | 33.2 |
| Streatham . . | 42,000 | 27.7 | 14 | 4'i'0 | 58.0 |
| Tooting | 5,700 | 3.7 | 10 | 53 0 | 47.0 |
| Wandsworth | 45,284 | 29.8 | 19 | 64.5 | 35.5 |
In Table VI. the deaths occurring in the entire
district during the year are classified according to sex,
age, and social position, the relative numbers in each
district being also given.