London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Parish of Clapham.
The total number was 114 and was greater than last
year, but the same as in the year before.
The zymotic death-rate, 2'4l, was an increase on that
of 1894-. The decenninl average was 177. The 20
deaths from diseases of this class that occurred in outlying
institutions and which are included in Table III.,
should be added however, the total thus being 134, and
the death-rate 2*83, compared with 3'3 and 2'4 in the
previous years.
The following table gives the number of notifications
of infectious diseases received under the Public Health
Act, with the number removed to hospital and the
number of deaths.
| <5 rt . O-c l_ V |l 3 % | •o | .S **5'a «s | rt 3g- | J5 rt V C "rt O H | |
| 6 | 4 | ||||
| 80 | 2 | ||||
| 62 | |||||
Small Pox.
During the year six cases of Small Pox were
notified and there was one death from confluent small
pox.