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Wandsworth 1897
[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 Streatham
cases were removed to hospital where 3 deaths occurred
and a like number at the homes of the patients.
Whooping
Cough.
There Was a very pronounced reduction in the
mortality from this disease during the year.
10 deaths (1 in hospital and 9 at home) only occurring,
compared with 35 during 1896.
Diarrhoea. From Diarrhoea 38 deaths were recorded,
compared with 21 during the previous year. Most of
the deaths occurring during the third quarter.
The following Table gives the number of cases
of infectious disease notified, removed to hospital, and
the mortality therefrom both in the hospitals and at
home.
| DISEASES. | Number of cases notified | Number of patient? removed to Hospital. | Number died at Hospital. | Number died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 163 | 98 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 215 | 140 | 5 | .. | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Continued Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 46 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 454 | 257 | 24 | 16 | 40 |
The death-rate from notifiable diseases was equal
to 0.6 per thousand of the population,
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