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, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
106
Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough.• | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Deaths | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 66 |
| Wholly breast-fed | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Otherwise fed | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
| No information | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| Previously visited (1910) | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| „ „ (1909) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Fed according to pamphlet | 2 | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 12 |
| Breast-fed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Otherwise fed | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 1llegitimate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Nurse children | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Born outside Borough | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Premature | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Delicate from birth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| Twin Children | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Status of Parents:— | ||||||||||
| Labourers | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 18 |
| Domestic Servants | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Artisans | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Clerks | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Carmen | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Shop Assistants | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Gardeners | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Licensed Victuallers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Auctioneer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Casser | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Chauffeur | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Engine Driver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Excavator | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Furniture Dealer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Gas Stoker | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| General Dealer | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Hairdresser | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Horsekeeper | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Housekeeper | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Mariner | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Masseur | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Printer's reader | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Tailor | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Various | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |