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Wandsworth 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 27
Asylums Board at Tooting, one from Measles, 21 from Scarlet
Fever, 18 from Diphtheria, 13 from Enteric Fever, one from
Diarrhoea, and one from other Septic diseases; one from
Erysipelas in the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum; and one
from Influenza in the Tooting Home, a total of only 57, compared
with 161 in 1902, and 188 in 1901.
The number of deaths from these diseases belonging to the
several sub-districts was 89 in Clapham, 44 in Putney, ill in
Streatham, 44 in Tooting, and 146 in Wandsworth, a total of 434.
42 of these deaths occurred in the Fever Hospitals at Tooting,
14 from Scarlet Fever, 25 from Diphtheria, and three from Enteric
Fever.
The next Table shows the death-rate from these diseases,
including Influenza, for the whole Borough and for the sub-districts
for the year 1903, as well as for the ten previous years.
| 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 3.43 | 2.4 | 2.86 | 3.12 | 2.35 | 3.01 | 3.33 | 1.83 | 2.09 | 2.15 | 1.66 |
| Putney | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.65 | 1.95 | 1.02 | 1.75 | 1.69 |
| Streatham | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.29 | 1.7 | 1.14 | 1.76 | 1.38 |
| Tooting | 2.95 | 3.56 | 2.12 | 3.15 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 2.17 | 2.84 | 3.38 | 2.58 | 2.07 |
| Wandsworth | 3.3 | 2.64 | 2.03 | 3.96 | 2.8 | 3.59 | 2.73 | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.64 | 2.09 |
| Borough | 3.00 | 2.28 | 2.16 | 2.98 | 2.22 | 2.90 | 2.55 | 2.10 | 1.81 | 2.18 | 1.72 |
The rate for the Borough for the year is one of the lowest on
record, the only year that had a lower rate being 1889, when the
rate was 1.4 per 1,000.
It is also .46 under the rate for 1902, and .66 under the average
for the ten years proceeding.