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Wandsworth 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 25
It is satisfactory to note that the rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
was only .87 per 1,000, compared with 1.22 in the previous
year, and .98, the average for the previous 10 years. There has
been a considerable reduction in the mortality in Clapham, Tooting,
and Wandsworth compared with the decennial average, but an
increase in Putney and Streatham.
The following Table shows the death-rate per 100,000 from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the whole Borough and for the separate
sub-districts for the year, as well as for the preceding 10 years.
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | Average for 10 yrs. | 1919 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 104 | 84 | 118 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 97 | l05 | 107 | 112 | 102 | 87 |
| Putney | 116 | 85 | 70 | 97 | 55 | 78 | 109 | 99 | 92 | 128 | 92 | 105 |
| Streatham ... | 60 | 65 | 85 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 83 | 90 | 102 | 115 | 82 | 92 |
| Tooting | no | IO9 | 81 | 87 | 69 | 87 | 123 | 103 | 120 | 171 | 106 | 82 |
| Wandsworth... | 109 | IO8 | 88 | 112 | 109 | 122 | 103 | 114 | 129 | 126 | 112 | 77 |
| Whole t orough | 94 | 88 | 91 | 96 | 88 | 93 | 99 | 102 | 112 | 122 | 98 | 87 |
The rate for 1919 is the lowest on record.
Other Infective Diseases.
12 deaths occurred (one in Putney, two in Streatham, three
in Tooting, and six in Wandsworth).
Five were under one year of age, one from 15 and under 25
years, three from 25 and under 45 years, and three from 45 and
under 65 years of age.
Eight of the deaths were due to Syphilis, three to Septicaemia,
and one to Pyaemia.
Acute Polio-myelitis.
Two deaths occurred during the year.
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