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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 1918
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
Tuberculous Diseases.
The total number of deaths from diseases of a Tuberculous
nature was 455.
368 of the deaths were due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 34
to Tuberculous disease of the Brain and 53 to other forms of Tuberculous
diseases.
The number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and other
Tuberculous diseases and the rates per 1,000 for the whole Borough
and for the separate sub-districts are shown in the next Table.
| Sub-District. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Juberculous Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| Clapham | 1.12 | 1.48 | ||||
| Putney | 34 | 1.28 | 4 | 15 | 1.43 | |
| Streatham | 1.15 | 1.39 | ||||
| Tooting | 15 | 33 | 73 | |||
| Wandsworth | 110 | 1.26 | 136 | 1.55 | ||
| Whole Borough | 368 | I.22 | 87 | 455 | 1.51 | |
Notification of Tuberculous Diseases.
The total number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified
during 1918 was 777, 145 were from Clapham, 57 from Putney,
203 from Streatham, 125 from Tooting, and 247 from Wandsworth.