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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The rate for the whole Borough, although above that for the
years 1900 and 1901, is still .55 per 1,000 under the average for
the preceding ten years.
The rate was lowest in Putney and highest in Wandsworth,
but all the sub-districts show an increase compared with 1901, in
which year this rate was exceptionally low, with the exception of
Tooting, which is .70 per 1,000 under the rate for the previous
year.
The cause of the increase compared with last year is the
increased number of deaths from Small-pox and Influenza, and to
some extent of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Enteric Fever.
The total number of certificates of cases of infectious diseases
received during the year for the whole Borough and for the separate
sub-districts is shown on Table III. of the Local Government
Board's Tables.