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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.
The case fatality during the year was 2.19 per cent., slightly
under the rate for 1902. The fatality among cases treated in
hospital was 2.49 per cent., and among those treated at home 1.1
per cent., or less than half.
The proportion of cases notified per 1,000 of population was
3.2, compared with 4.4 in 1902 and 2.91 in 1901, and in the
County of London 27, compared with 3.8. The number of cases
notified in this Borough was thus .5 per cent. above the same rate
for the whole of London.
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
three previous years: —
| Parish. | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 3.05 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| Putney | 1.06 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Streatham | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Tooting | 4.3 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 3.0 |
| Wandsworth | 3.4 | 3.07 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Whole Borough | 3.09 | 2.91 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
All the sub-districts show a satisfactory decrease with the
exception of Putney, which since 1900 has increased from 1.06 per
1,000 to 3.8.
There was no special outbreak in Putney to account for this
increase, cases having occurred during every month of the year
and in different parts of the parish. The whole of the cases were
of an exceedingly mild type, only two deaths occurring out of the
100 cases notified. The rates in the other sub-districts are
decidedly under that for last year, Tooting showing a reduction
from 6.6 to 3.0 per 1,000.
The death-rate per 1,000 living was .07, compared with .09
in 1902, and .06 in 1901, while the rate for the whole of London
was .07, compared with .12 in 1902.