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Wandsworth 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Zymotic mortality.—The deaths from this class of
diseases collectively give an increase on the previous year
of 18, and this increase is entirely due to Scarlet Fever,
which raged with great severity during the latter six
months of the year ; from this disease no less than 48
deaths were registered, as against 5 in 1874. There is a
decrease in Whooping Cough, the deaths being less than
in any of the three previous years ; also, in Fevers, Metria,
Croup, and Diarrhoea, and an increase in Measles by 3,
Diphtheria by 2, and Erysipelas by 5. Of the 155
persons who succumbed to this class of disease, 70 were
males and 85 females, 98 were under 5 years of age, and
123, inclusive, were under 20. The death rate from this
class of disease was 4.5 per 1000.
The following Table contrasts all deaths in West Battersea from Zymotic causes from the past four years.
| 1872. | 1873. | 1874. | 1875. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 24 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | 5 | 48 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Quinsy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croup | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 24 | 30 | 20 |
| Typhus, &c. | 13 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Metria, Childbirth | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | ____ 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diarrhoea and Cholera. | 32 | 37 | 43 | 35 |
| Totals | 137 | 115 | 137 | 155 |
Other Causes of Death.—Diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, excluding Phthisis, again take the first place with
197, viz.:—Bronchitis 98, Pnuemonia 59, Disease of Lungs
23, Asthma 8, and Laryngitis 9, being, collectively, 46 in