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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Ages at Death.
The following Table shows the percentage of deaths to total
deaths at six age periods for each sub-district and for the whole
Borough.
| Sub-Districts. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years, | 5 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 65 years. | 65 years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 13.30 | 6.72 | 2.43 | 4.01 | 41.06 | 32.48 |
| Putney | 12.10 | 4.27 | 1.78 | 5.00 | 39.14 | 34.87 |
| Streatham | 11.70 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 3.79 | 36.74 | 38.79 |
| Tooting | 26.65 | 7.69 | 4.12 | 4.40 | 37.91 | 19.23 |
| Wandsworth | 17.97 | 7.81 | 3.81 | 4.00 | 37.01 | 29.40 |
| Whole Borough | 15.68 | 6.47 | 3.86 | 3.88 | 38.07 | 32.04 |
Compared with 1911 the percentage of deaths under one year
was 6'i2 lower ; from one to five years 4.38 lower ; from five
to 15 years 14 lower; from 15 to 25 years 20 higher; from 25
to 65 years 770 higher; and from 65 years and upwards 372 higher.
There was a considerable diversity in these rates in the different
sub-districts.
In Streatham the rate under one year was only 1170, while
in Tooting it was 26.65, while over 65 years of age Tooting had a
rate of 19.23 and Streatham of 38.79.
At one to five years the rate was lowest in Putney and highest
in Wandsworth, from five to fifteen years lowest in Putney and
highest in Streatham, at 15 to 25 years lowest in Streatham and
highest in Putney, at 25 to 65 years lowest in Streatham and highest
in Clapham, and at 65 years and upwards lowest in Tooting and
highest in Streatham.