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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 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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114 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Hospital. One death occurred in an outside institution,
making a corrected total of 23. In 1897, 18 deaths
occurred, in 1896, nine, and in 1895, 39.

Table: The following are the death-rates per 1,000 of population from zymotic diseases, including those in outlying institutions for the years 1896, 1897, and 1898:—

The following are the death-rates per 1,000 of population from zymotic diseases, including those in outlying institutions for the years 1896, 1897, and 1898:—

Death-rate per 1000.
189618971898
Diarrhœa.949.8541.399
Diphtheria and Croup Whooping Cough.233.854.449
.984.279.433
Scarlet Fever.268.209.133
Influenza.125.313.366
Enteric Fever.073.069.091
Measles ..1.146.069.749

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Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever show a decided
decrease, while Diarrhoea and Measles are markedly
increased.
Measles, although higher than it was in 1897, is not
so high as in the last outbreak, viz. in 1896. It is
noticeable that every second year this disease shows a
high death-rate per 1,000 of population.