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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 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| DISEASES. | 1875 | 1876 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven principal Epidemics. | Small Fox | ||
| Measles | 2 | 2 | |
| Scarlatina | 4 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 6 | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 7 | |
| Typhus, &c | 2 | 5 | |
| Diarrhœa and Choleraic Disease | 9 | 7 | |
| Totals:— | 25 | 31 |
Diarrhoea shows a slight decrease this year as compared
with last. No death from Small Pox occurred.
The above epidemic mortality yields a per-centage of 11.9
upon the number of deaths from all causes. Besides the
seven epidemics in the above table, Croup was fatal in one
case, Erysipelas in one, and Metria in two. This brings
the Zymotic mortality to a total of 35 cases.
The Table which follows indicates the cause of death,
sex, age, and social standing of all persons whose deaths
were registered during the year in this District. It is
quite unnecessary to put into words what can be better
understood by figures, and it is superfluous to make more
than a few remarks by way of comparing the figures with
those of former years. This has already been done with
respect to the diseases grouped under the first heading.