Wandsworth Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD) : Cause of Death

Cause of Death

Data cube chart.

Year Small-pox Measles Scarlet fever Diptheria Whooping Cough Fever Diarrhoea Cholera Violent Deaths Other
1871 377 Show data context 54 Show data context 127 Show data context 7 Show data context 52 Show data context 57 Show data context 132 Show data context 8 Show data context 62 Show data context 876 Show data context
1881 36 Show data context 134 Show data context 100 Show data context 18 Show data context 105 Show data context 37 Show data context 143 Show data context 6 Show data context 123 Show data context 702 Show data context
1891 0 Show data context 116 Show data context 16 Show data context 56 Show data context 179 Show data context 33 Show data context 164 Show data context 5 Show data context 133 Show data context 702 Show data context
1901 1 Show data context 202 Show data context 61 Show data context 101 Show data context 141 Show data context 48 Show data context 338 Show data context 9 Show data context 217 Show data context 1,118 Show data context
1911 0 Show data context 288 Show data context 18 Show data context 57 Show data context 123 Show data context 8 Show data context 453 Show data context 166 Show data context 1,113 Show data context
Date Source
1871 - 1911 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Quarterly Returns, 1871-1911. These reports used a greatly simplified cause of death classification, mainly focused on epidemic diseases of childhood, with no breakdown by sex or age. The detailed classification changed between 1901 and 1911: in 1911, Cholera was not listed, 'Fever' was replaced by 'Enteric or Typhoid Fever', and 'Diarrhoea' was replaced by 'Diarrhoea and Enteritis', specifically for deaths under 2 years.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wandsworth Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD) through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Cause of Death, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th June 2026