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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.
| Sub-District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| Clapham | 50 | .93 | 22 | .41 | 72 | 1.33 |
| Putney | 20 | .77 | 10 | .38 | 30 | 1.15 |
| Streatham | 49 | .61 | 36 | .45 | 85 | 1.06 |
| Toot1ng | 18 | .82 | 13 | .59 | 31 | 1.42 |
| Wandsworth | 93 | 1.33 | 32 | .45 | 125 | 1.78 |
| Whole Borough | 230 | .91 | 113 | .45 | 343 | 1.36 |
Compared with last year the death-rates both from Tubercular
disease of the Lungs and other Tubercular diseases show a slight
increase.
The corrected death-rate for Tubercular disease of the Lungs
was .91, compared with .87 in 1902, and no in 1901; from other
Tubercular diseases .45, compared with .40, and from all Tubercular
diseases 1.36, compared with 1.27.
From all Tubercular diseases the rates for the sub-districts of
Clapham and Putney show a decrease compared with 1902, while
in Streatham, Tooting, and Wandsworth there is an increase, most
marked in the case of Wandsworth, where the rate has increased
from 1.51 to 1.78 per 1,ooo, more than accounting for the increase
in the Borough as a whole.
With regard to Tubercular disease of the Lungs, Clapham,
Putney, and Tooting are lower than last year, while Streatham and
Wandsworth are higher, the former only very slightly while the
latter has increased from .92 to 1.33.
The rate for Other Tubercular diseases is slightly higher
than last year for the whole Borough, and is higher in Clapham,
Putney, Streatham, and Tooting, but lower in Wandsworth.