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Parish of Wandsworth.
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20.4 per cent. in 1895. This lessened mortality is to
some extent due to the anti-toxic serum treatment,
which is now so extensively used in cases of diphtheria,
both in hospital and in general practice.
Enteric
Fever.
22 cases were notified, compared with 47
in 1895. Of these 22, 3 were removed to hospital,
and none of these were fatal, while of the remaining
19 treated at home 4 died. As regards the proportion
of notified cases to the population, this sub-district
compares favourably with the rest of the Metropolis,
in the former the proportion being .37 per 1,000, while
in the latter there was .72 per 1,000.
In 2 of the cases notified the infection was definitely
traced to eating of oysters. In 1 the probable
cause of infection was ice cream, and in 5 the sanitary
arrangements of the house were found, on testing, to be
defective. In 4 others the disease was contracted outside
the district, while in the remaining 10 no definite
source of infection could be traced.
The annual death-rate per 1,000 from fever in
England and Wales for the year was .17, in the Metropolis
.12, and in this sub-district .06.
Puerperal
Fever.
Seven cases were notified, and of these 1
proved fatal, compared with 4 fatal cases
in 1895.
Erysipelas.
116 cases were notified with 5 deaths, compared
with 129 notifications with 4 deaths in 1895. 2
of the cases were removed to the Union Infirmary, and
both proved fatal.
Measles.
This disease and whooping cough were present
in epidemic form during the first half of the year.
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