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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| YEAR. | Clapliam. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| 1899 | 200 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 207 | 15 | 46 | 2 | 125 | 16 | 611 | 65 |
| 1900 | 128 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 186 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 87 | 12 | 460 | 43 |
| 1901 | 110 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 131 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 158 | 22 | 469 | 42 |
| 1902 | 149 | 10 | 51 | 8 | 199 | 15 | 90 | 13 | 261 | 28 | 750 | 74 |
| 1903 | 90 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 231 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 141 | 7 | 532 | 45 |
| 1904 | 45 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 155 | 9 | 44 | 7 | 143 | 17 | 406 | 44 |
| 1905 | 65 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 121 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 104 | 8 | 348 | 31 |
| 1906 | 106 | 9 | 35 | 5 | 165 | 13 | 78 | 6 | 182 | 17 | 566 | 50 |
| 1907 | 79 | 2 | 65 | 157 | 8 | 138 | 12 | 190 | 19 | 629 | 41 | |
| 1908 | 91 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 137 | 11 | 89 | 6 | 225 | 12 | 581 | 37 |
| Average Ten Years 1899 to 1908 | 106 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 169 | 12 | 64 | 6 | 162 | 16 | 535 | 47 |
| 1909 | 67 | 5 | 25 | ... | "9 | 9 | 61 | 5 | 108 | 10 | 380 | 29 |
The case-rate for the year is .63 under that for the year 1908,
and is '63 under the average for the 10 years 1899-1908.
The highest case-rate was in Tooting, and the lowest in
Putney.
The case-rate for the Borough is .28 under that for the whole
of London, and the death-rate is .04 per 1,000 lower.
The death-rate per 1,000 in the Borough was 08, compared
with 11 in 1908, .12 in 1907, .16 in 1906, .11 in 1905, and .17, the
decennial average.
In Clapham the death-rate was 07, in Putney nil, in Streat
ham .08, in Tooting .14, and in Wandsworth .09 per 1,000.
All the sub-districts show a decrease compared with the
previous year.