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 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 135 |
Wholly breast-fed | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 |
Otherwise fed | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 113 |
No information | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Previously visited (1913) | 7 | ... | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
„ „ (I912) | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
Fed according to pamphlet | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | 6 | 2 | 22 |
Breast-fed | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | |
Otherwise fed | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 63 |
Illegitimate | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
Nurse children | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 |
Born outside Borough | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 11 |
Premature | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 3 | |
Delicate from birth | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | |
Twin Children | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | |
Status of Parents:— | ||||||||||
Labourers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |
Domestic Servants | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
Artisans | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Carmen | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Soldiers | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Railway Porters | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
Motormen | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
Business Managers | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Clerks | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
Laundresses | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Shop Assistants | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Bakers | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Conductors | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Draughtsmen | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Greengrocers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Stokers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Asylum Attendant | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Blacksmith | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Boot repairer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Caretaker | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cashier (F.) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Charwoman | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Chef | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Clothing dealer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Coal Porter | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Coffee stall keeper | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Draper | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Dustman | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |