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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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Parish of Streatham.
| DISEASES. | Number of cases notified | Number of patients removed to Hospital. | Number died at Hospital. | Number died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 230 | 143 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 36 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Membranous Croup | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 35 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Enteric or Typhoid | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Cholera | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 344 | 166 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
The death-rate from notifiable diseases was 0.4 per
1,000 of the population.
Other Diseases.
The subjoined Table shows the proportion
of deaths under the heads Constitutional, Local,
Developmental, Violence, and all other Diseases in the
Mortality Table, and is comparative for the past six
years.