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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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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Inquests.
Thirteen deaths were referred to the Coroner.
In 7 cases Inquests were deemed necessary, and the
following are the verdicts of the respective juries:—
I. Natural Syncope 1
Cerebral Hæmorrhage 1
Diphtheria 1
Spasm of Glottis 1—4
If. Violence:—
Accidental Suffocation in bed with
parents 2
Fall from cart 1—3
Total 7
Two were upon the deaths of males, and 5 upon
females.
Zymotic Mortality.
The deaths from zymotic disease will be
seen upon reference to the following Table:—
TABLE V.
Zymotic Mortality.
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
Small Pox
..
..
..
..
..
..
Measles
6
1
..
..
..
9
Scarlet Fever
1
..
..
1
18
52*
Typhus Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
Enteric Fever
..
1
..
..
..
1
Whooping Cough
3
2
10
..
5
3
Epidemic Diarrhœa
I
3
. .
4
4
1
Other Zymotic Diseases
including Influenza
1
2
4
1
4
65*
Total Deaths from
Zymotic Diseases
12
9
14
13
31
131
Zymotic Death-rate
2.4
1.6
2.0
2.4
5.0
5.l†
Death-rate from all
Diseases
13.16
18.6
16.03
24.8
21.1
18.1†
*See foot note Table I.
† Corrected rates.