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]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney. | Streatham. | Balham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
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Total Number of Deaths | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 132 |
Wholly breast-fed | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
Otherwise fed | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 99 |
No information | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 18 |
Previously visited (1913) | 9 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 53 |
„ „ (1912) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 |
Fed according to pamphlet | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 |
Breast-fed | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 |
Otherwise fed | 10 | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 25 |
Nurse children | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 |
Born outside Borough | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 2 | 9 | 29 |
Premature | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 11 |
Delicate from birth | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 35 |
Twin Children | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Status of Parents:— | ||||||||||
Labourers | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
Artisans | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
Domestic Servants | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 |
Carmen | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Clerks | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Butchers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
Conductors | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
Waitresses | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Charwomen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
Boat-builders | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Factory hands | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Gardeners | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Hotel Managers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Police Constables | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Porters | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Window cleaners | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Barman | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Builder | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Coachman | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Coach painter | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Confectioner's Assistant | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Chemist's Assistant | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Electrician | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Engine driver | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Firework maker | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Fisherman | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Fruiterer's Assistant | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Groundsman | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Hairdresser | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Grocer | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Hospital Nurse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Ivory cutter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Jeweller | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Lift attendant | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Map mounter | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Merchant | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Milk carrier | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Mill band sewer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Packing case maker | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Postman | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Shop blind maker | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Veterinary Surgeon | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |