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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.
| Parish. | Cases 1903 | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths 1903 | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892-1901 | 1903 | 10 Years | 1903 | |||
| Clapham | 90 | 2.5 | 1.68 | 3 | .44 | .05 |
| Putney | 36 | l.5 | 1.38 | 7 | .25 | .27 |
| Streatham | 231 | 2.0 | 2.86 | 24 | .23 | .30 |
| Tooting | 34 | 2.4 | 1.44 | 4 | .27 | .18 |
| Wandsworth | 141 | 2.3 | 1.93 | 7 | .42 | .10 |
| Whole Borough | 532 | 2.2 | 2.07 | 45 | .35 | .18 |
| LONDON | 7.571 | 27 | 1.63 | 752 | .48 | .16 |
The case-rate is 1.03 per 1,000 lower than last year and .13
under the average for the ten years 1892 to 1901. A comparison
of the rate for the separate sub-districts shows that the highest
rate was in the parish of Streatham, and this parish also had a
rate in excess of the year 1902 and the ten years 1892-1901, while
all the other sub-districts, notably Wandsworth and Tooting, show
a considerable reduction.
Compared with the whole of London the case-rate is .44
higher, but it is lower than the rate for the whole of London for
the years 1892-1901.
The death-rate is very low and compares most favourably
with last year and with the previous decennium. The rate was
only .18 per 1,000, varying from .05 in Clapham to .30 in
Streatham.
With the exception of Streatham the rates in 1903 for all the
other sub-districts were lower than in the previous year.
The chart shows the number of cases notified during each
week of the year. The largest number of cases notified in one
week was in the month of February, and this was due largely to
a slight recrudescence of the outbreak on the Hyde Farm estate,
Clapham, which was specially commented on in the report for the
year 1902.
The increase in July was due to the number of cases occurring
in South Streatham, principally attending Eardley Road school,