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INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from these diseases including
all forms of Tuberculosis was 576:—99 in Clapham, 57 in Putney,
91 in Balham, 89 in Streatham, 61 in Tooting, and 179 in Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death-rate was 1 -62 per
1,000:—1-61 in Clapham, 1-64 in Putney, 1-68 in Balham, 1-30
in Streatham, 1-59 in Tooting, and 1-84 in Wandsworth.
The rate in 1923 was, 1-61; in 1924, 1-88; in 1925, 1-70;
in 1926, 1-49; in 1927, 1-68; in 1928, 1-35; in 1929, 2-14;
in 1930, 2-26; and in 1931, 1-44 per 1,000.
The rate is higher than in 1931, owing to the increase in the
number of deaths from Influenza and Measles.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz. :—
Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria,
Enteric Fever and Diarrhoea, was -44 per 1,000, compared with
.73 in 1922; -39 in 1923; -47 in 1924; -32 in 1925; -37 in 1926;
.25 in 1927; -27 in 1928; -36 in 1929; -35 in 1930; and -18 in
1931. The rate was -42 in Clapham, -28 in Putney, -54 in Balham,
•26 in Streatham, -33 in Tooting, and -47 in Wandsworth.
Table IX. shows the deaths which occurred during the
year from the notifiable and non-notifiable infective diseases,
and in Table X. is given the number of cases of the former
diseases which were reported. In both these Tables the cases
are arranged in age groups, and Tuberculosis and Ophthalmia
Neonatorum are not included as they are dealt with separately
on pages 40 and 31 of this Report.
In Table XI. the cases of infective diseases are shown
grouped according to the sub-districts in which they occurred.