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Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Sub-District. | Cases 1904. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths 1904. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894— 1903 | 1904 | 10 Years | 1904 | |||
| Clapham | 45 | 25 | .82 | 9 | .34 | .16 |
| Putney | 19 | 1.4 | .71 | 2 | .25 | .07 |
| Streatham | 155 | 2.3 | 1.84 | 9 | .23 | .11 |
| Tooting | 44 | 2.7 | 1.55 | 7 | .26 | .26 |
| Wandsworth | 143 | 2.3 | 1.87 | 17 | .30 | .23 |
| Whole Borough | 406 | 2.3 | 1.49 | 44 | .28 | 16 |
| LONDON | 7,220 | 2.6 | 1.55 | 729 | .40 | .16 |
The case-rate for the year is .58 under that for 1903 and 1.61
under that for 1902. It is also .83 under the average for the 10 years
1894 to 1903. The highest case-rate was in the sub-district of
Wandsworth, and lowest in Putney. The greatest difference between
the rate for 1904 and the previous 10 years was in Clapham where the
rate was no less than 1.68 under the decennial average.
Compared with the whole of London the case-rate is .06 lower,
while in 1903 it was .44 higher.
The death-rate for the Borough from this disease is low, only .16
per 1,000, compared with .18 in 1903 and .28 in the previous
decennium. The rate was lowest in Putney, being only .07, and
highest in Tooting, .26.
The death-rate is, however, higher in Clapham, Tooting and
Wandsworth than in 1903, but lower in Putney and Streatham.
The Chart shows the number of cases notified during each week
of the year. The maximum number of cases was notified in the
second week of May, when 16 cases were notified, and the minimum
in the first week of April when only one case was notified.