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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The total fatality during the year was still low, being only 2'2
per cent, the fatality in Hospital treated cases being 2.5 per cent.,
and among those treated at home 15 per cent.
The fatality in 1901 was, in Hospital treated cases 2.19 per
cent., and among those treated at home '99 per cent.
The proportion of notified cases per 1,000 of population was
44, compared with 2.91, and in the County of London 3'8 or .6
per 1,000 under the rate for this Borough.
in the separate sub-districts the annual rate of notified cases per 1,000 persons living was as follows for the year and for the two previous years : —
| Parish. | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 3.05 | 3.6 | 4. 5 |
| Putney | 1 .06 | 1. 6 | 2.6 |
| Streatham | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3. 7 |
| Tooting | 4.3 | 3. 7 | 6.6 |
| Wandsworth | 3 .4 | 3.07 | 5.1 |
| Whole Borough | 3.09 | 2. 91 | 4.4 |
The above Table shows that there was a decided increase in
each sub-district in the amount of Scarlet Fever, but that such
increase was more marked in the parishes of Tooting and Wandsworth.
The death-rate per 1,000 living was .9, compared with .06 in
1901, while the death-rate for London was .12 per 1,000, compared
with .12 in 1901.
The prevalence of the disease during the year was due to the
fact that a very considerable number of cases were of so mild a
type that no medical man was called in until desquamation was
observed, or other cases occurred in the house.