Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Diphtheria the deaths were considerably less than half
theproportional number in all the parishes except Putney.
From Whooping-cough, they were slightly in excess in
Wandsworth, of due amount in Putney, low in Clapham
and Streatham, and relatively high in Batttersea.
From Diarrhoea the mortality was in excess in Wandsworth,
and more so in Battersea, but low in Putney,
and unusually low in Clapham and Streatham. The
deaths from Fever were high in Battersea in comparison
with the other Sub-districts; but this disease prevailed
extensively in Clapham, although unattended with any
great mortality.
The relative amount of mortality from the seven principal epidemic diseases in the several sub-districts is compared with that of the year preceding in the following table.
SUB-DISTRICTS. | No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diseases per 1000 of the Estimated population | Ratio of Heaths from Epidemic Diseases to every 100 of the total deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1881. | 18 82 | 1881 | 1882 | |
Battersea | 3-50 | 3 09 | 1763 | 15 90 |
Clapham | 1-93 | 1-90 | 14-22 | 13 60 |
Putney | 1-65 | 460 | 1317 | 30 28 |
Streatham | 1-43 | 1 10 | 11-82 | 9 09 |
Wandsworth | 2-44 | 3 20 | 13-60 | 1727 |
The same measures of disinfection, and of isolation
of patients by removal to hospital, &c., which have been
hitherto adopted for the prevention and suppression of
epidemic disease, have been vigorously employed throughout
the district during the past year.