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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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With this object the following rates are introduced in a tabular form:—
| DEATH-RATES. | Without correction for Institutions. | Corrected for Institutions. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean annual death-rate—1851-60 | 26.01 | ...... |
| „ „ „ 1861-70 | 20.61 | 18.52 |
| „ „ „ 1871-80 | 18.37 | 15.64 |
| Death-rate during the year, 1880 | 17.67 | 15.45 |
The gradual but very notable lessening of the rate
of mortality over so long a period as 30 years, during
which time the population has become nearly trebled,
and the consequent sanitary disadvantages of a more
concentrated population correspondingly increased, furnishes
very satisfactory evidence of the sanitary improvement,
as represented by prolongation of life,
which has been accomplished during the existence of
the Board.
The following table contains, as usual, a summary of
all the causes of death, arranged in accordance with
the classification of the Registrar-General, shewing the
sex, social position, and ages at death at the different
periods, and particularizing the several diseases of the
Zymotic class.