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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.
Including Enteritis, the total number of deaths was 155, compared
with 214 in 1901, and 246 in 1900.
The following Table shows the death-rate from Zymotic
Diseases for the Borough for the year, as well as the two previous
years.
| Death-rate per 1,000:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | |
| Small-pox | — | .012 | .108 |
| Diarrhœa | .72 | .69 | .38 |
| Diphtheria | .18 | .17 | .29 |
| Whooping Cough | .20 | .25 | .26 |
| Scarlet Fever | .073 | .06 | .09 |
| Influenza | .4 | .17 | .38 |
| Enteric Fever | .12 | .06 | .12 |
| Measles | .37 | .29 | .39 |
With the exception of Diarrhœa, all the other rates show an
increase compared with the year 1901.
Chicken-Pox.
From the 7th February, when Chicken-pox was made a
notifiable disease, 1408 cases were notified, 288 in Clapham, 115 in
Putney, 410 in Streatham, 107 in Tooting, and 518 in Wandsworth.
No further cases of Small-pox were discovered other than
the four mentioned in the special report on Small-pox, although
64 of the cases of Chicken-pox notified were persons over 15
years of age.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 78 bacteriological examinations were made,
compared with 66 in 1901, 44 in 1900, and 29 in 1899.