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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
in the Tooting Home, two in the Hostel of God, and two in
private nursing homes.
80 of the deaths, 46 of males and 34 of females, occurred in
external Institutions, 22 in the Union Infirmary, and 58 in General
and Special Hospitals.
75 of the total deaths occurred among females from Cancer of
the Breast or Uterus, compared with 81 in 1907, 59 in 1906, 47 in
1905, and 69 in 1904.
The next Table shows the death-rate per 100,000 for each of
the sub-districts and for the whole Borough for the year and for
the 10 preceding years.
| Sub-District. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 131 | 96 | 94 | 104 | 109 | 95 | 107 | 73 | 79 | 104 | 86 |
| Putney. | 59 | 103 | 70 | 82 | 97 | 93 | 100 | 102 | 88 | 79 | 97 |
| Streatham | 67 | 84 | 61 | 101 | 84 | 109 | 86 | 80 | 81 | 91 | 87 |
| Tooting | 101 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 52 | 55 | 87 | 47 | 73 | 50 | 67 |
| Wandsworth | 51 | 70 | 48 | 63 | 89 | 103 | 83 | 80 | 87 | 78 | 77 |
| Whole Borough | 78 | 84 | 62 | 81 | 90 | 98 | 92 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 83 |
Compared with 1907, there has been an increase in this rate
in Putney and Tooting, and a decrease in Clapham, Streatham and
Wandsworth.
It is satisfactory to note that there has been a slight decrease
in the rate from this disease compared with the previous year and
with the decennial average, and this slight decrease would have
been more decided if a further correction be made for the additional
week included in the registration year.