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Wandsworth 1876
[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 13. Scarlet Fever, which was so prevalent during 1865,
continued for some months to yield fatal results during
the year now under consideration, still, but 20 were registered
against 48. There is an increase in Measles by 24,
Whooping Cough by 19, Fevers by 5, Small Pox by 3, and
Diarrhoea by 8. The 3 deaths from Small Pox are the
first that have been registered for the past three years.
Of the 168 persons who succumbed, 79 were males
and 89 were females, 118 were under 5 years of age, and
143, inclusive, were under 20, and 5 were 60 years and
upwards; 2 of the deaths from Small Pox were under 1,
and 1 was over 10 years of age, neither of them being
stated whether vaccination had been performed or not.
The following Table contrasts all deaths in West Battersea from Zymotic causes from the past five years.
| 1872. | 1873. | 1874. | 1875. | 1876. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Measles | 24 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Quinsy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croup | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 39 |
| Typhus, &c | 13 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Metria, Childbirth | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Carbuncle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diarrhoea and Cholera | 32 | 37 | 43 | 35 | 43 |
| Totals | 137 | 115 | 137 | 155 | 168 |
Other Causes of Death.—Diseases of the Respiratory
Organs, excluding Phthisis, are again the highest in
number of this class of diseases, 169 being registered; but
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