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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The relative death-rate or the proportion of deaths
borne by infants under one year to the total mortality
was 26.7 per cent. the average being 23.5.
Senile Mortality.
The deaths at 70 years of age and upwards
wore 129 in number or 11 more than in the year previous
and formed 15.3 per cent. of all deaths, the decennial
average being 12.5 per cent. The number sex and age
of the deceased are tabulated below. The females, as
usual, greatly out-number the males in the attainment of
longevity, although the highest age attained in the year
was that of a male of 97 years:—
| Age. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| At 70 and under 75 | 25 | 32 | 57 |
| 75 „ „ 80 | 15 | 30 | 45 |
| 80 „ „ 85 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 85 „ „ SJ0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 90 „ „ 95 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 97 „ „ | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 52 | 77 | 129 |
The amount and nature of the sickness and its
attendant mortality that occurred amongst the parochial
poor during the year are shown in Table 12 on page 11
of the introductory report on the entire district. The
total number of separate cases that came under treatment
was 806, and the deaths were 26, or 3.2 per cent. In
the previous year the cases were 857 and the deaths
31, or 3.5 per cent. The cases of epidemic disease
numbered 111, and the deaths therefrom 6. The
amount of sickness and its fatality therefore were
considerably under the average.