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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 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Tuberculous Diseases.
The total number of deaths from diseases of a Tuberculous
nature was 396.
320 of the deaths were due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 35
to Tuberculous disease of the Brain and 41 to other forms of Tuberculous
diseases.
The number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and other
Tuberculous diseases and the rates per 1,000 for the whole Borough
and for the separate sub-districts are shown in the next Table.
| Sub-District. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Tuberculous Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| Clapham | 62 | 1 .05 | 13 | .22 | 75 | 1.27 |
| Putney | 28 | .99 | 8 | .28 | 36 | 1.27 |
| Streatham | 87 | .90 | 21 | .21 | 108 | 1.ll |
| Tooting | 37 | 1.03 | 8 | .22 | 45 | 1.25 |
| Wandsworth | 106 | 1.14 | 26 | .28 | 132 | 1.42 |
| Whole Borough | 320 | 1.02 | 76 | .24 | 396 | 1.26 |
Notification of Tuberculous Diseases.
The total number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis notified
during 1916 was 590, 115 were from Clapham, 47 from Putney,
138 from Streatham, 89 from Tooting, and 201 from Wandsworth.
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