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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXVI.
| Sub-Districts. | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1914 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate above decennial average. | Rate below decennial average. | ||||||||||||
| Clapham | 3.77 | 3.06 | 3.67 | 2.66 | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.09 | 3.69 | 2.41 | 2.19 | 2.32 | ... | .60 |
| Putney | 3.02 | 3.32 | 3.19 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.58 | 2.36 | 2.57 | 1.92 | 2.10 | 1.85 | ... | .72 |
| Streatham | 2.90 | 2.44 | 2.88 | 2.18 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.82 | 2.89 | 1.60 | 1.83 | 2.20 | ... | .11 |
| Tooting | 5.82 | 5.47 | 6.17 | 5.53 | 3.90 | 4.04 | 2.56 | 4.84 | 2.60 | 3.16 | 3.35 | ... | 1.05 |
| Wandsworth | 4.83 | 4.01 | 4.16 | 3.76 | 3.39 | 3.35 | 2.57 | 4.65 | 2.56 | 3.04 | 2.85 | ... | .78 |
| Borough | 3.90 | 3.38 | 3.73 | 3.07 | 2.98 | 2.85 | 2.23 | 3.74 | 2.18 | 2.43 | 2.21 | ... | .83 |
The death-rate was thus .22 below the rate for 1913, and .83
below the decennial average.
The rate in Clapham, Streatham and Tooting was higher, and
in Putney and Wandsworth lower, than in the previous year, but
in all the sub-districts was lower than the decennial average.
Notification of Infective Diseases.
The total number of cases of infective diseases notified during
the year is shown in Table II. of the Local Government Board's
Tables at page 28.
The number of cases notified in this Borough for the year
and for the previous 10 years is shown in the following Table,
as also the number above or below the corrected decennial average.