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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Clapham. | Putney, | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on Register at close of 1910 | 43 | 12 | 47 | 76 | 138 | 316 |
| Number of cases notified in 1911 | 42 | 16 | 41 | 75 | 114 | 288 |
| Number died in 1911 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 37 | 109 |
| ,, recovered | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| „ removed | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| „ in institutions | 34 | 11 | 30 | 97 | 146 | 318 |
| „ under observation | 29 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 64 | 162 |
| Totals | 85 | 28 | 88 | 151 | 252 | 604 |
Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 129
The above Table shows that there are at present 318 cases in
Poor Law Institutions, and 162 at home, a total of 480 cases which
are or have been dealt with by the Poor Law Authority. In 1910
the number of cases in Institutions was 221 and at home nine,
a total of 316. There has thus been in 1911 an increase of 164
cases compared with 1910.
The next Table shows the number of Poor Law cases notified
since 1909, the number dead, and the year in which death occurred,
as well as the number of cases removed and recovered.
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