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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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| PUTNEY and ROEHAMPTON. | Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c., in the Sub-District. | Sex | Age | Social Position | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (Census) 1881 13,221. Official Population in middle of the year 1880. 12,938. Area in Statute Acres-2,176. | Males. | Females. | Under 1 year. | From 1 to 5 years. | From 6 to 10 years. | At 10 and under 20 years of age. | At 20, and under 40 years of age | At 40, and under 60 years of age. | At 60, and under 80 years of age. | 80 years and upwards. | Nobility and Gentry. | Professional Class, Merchants, Bankers, &o. | Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &o. | Industrial & Labouring | ||
| DISEASES, And other Causes of Death. | ||||||||||||||||
| Classes:— | Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlatina | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Diptheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhoid & Typhus Fever | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Remittent and other Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| I. Zymotic | Puerperal Diseases | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ??? | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??? | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery, & Cholera | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ??? | |
| OtherZymo- tic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??? | |
| Totals of Zymotic Class | 25 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 5 | l | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ??? | |
| II.Constitutional | Gout, and Rheumatism | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ??? |
| Cancer &other Tumours | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ??? | |
| Tubercular | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ??? | |
| III. Local | Nervous | 33 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ??? |
| Circulatory | 13 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ??? | |
| Respiratory | 27 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | ??? | |
| Digestive | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ??? | |
| Urinary | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ??? | |
| Generative | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??? | |
| Locomotory | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ??? | |
| Integumentary | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ??? | |
| IV. Developmental | Premature Birth, Atrophy, &c. | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | ??? |
| Old Age | 9 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ??? | |
| V. | Violence | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ??? |
| Totals | 177 | 85 | 92 | 53 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 48 | ??? | |