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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895
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75
Parish of Streatham
TABLE IV.
| 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 2 | 11 | 21 | .. | 5 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa | 12 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 12 |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 35 | 16 | 10 |
| Total deaths from Zymotic Diseases | 34 | 67 | 64 | 74 | 32 | 79 | 95 | 106 | 82 | 75 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Death-rate from all Diseases | 13.9 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 10.0 |
There were 75 deaths in this class, 10 of which were
due to influenza, it will be seen upon reference to the
table that the mortality from this disease has declined
considerably during the past two years.
The deaths from diseases of the zymotic class yield a
percentage of 15.2 upon the death from all causes.
The seven principal diseases in this class give a
death rate of 0.9 per 1,000 of the population.