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Wandsworth 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Return made February 7th, 1884, by the Vaccination Officers, respecting the Vaccination of children whose births were registered in the entire district from 1st January to December 31st, 1882 inclusive ;—
| SUB-DISTRTCTS. | Number of Birtlis Returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1882. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead, Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed to Dis-| tricts, Vaccination 1 Officer of which has 1 been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot he reached; and cases not having' been found. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 4572 | 3815 | 11 | .. | 394 | 56 | .. | 296 |
| Clapliam | 1085 | 926 | 6 | .. | 74 | 26 | •• | 53 |
| Putney | 362 | 331 | .. | .. | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Streatham | 891 | 722 | 3 | • • | 72 | 17 | 29 | 48 |
| Wandsworth | 967 | 853 | 3 | • • | 69 | 7 | .. | 35 |
| 7877 | 6647 | 23 | •• | 628 | 113 | 32 | 434 |
Non-zymotic Diseases.—Diseases of the Organs of Respiration
(Class 5) were as usual by far the most fatal of
all the causes of death. The deaths from the several
diseases of this class were slightly above the decennial
average, and were heightened probably by the ulterior
effects of Whooping-Cough and Measles. From Diseases
of the Tubercular class (Class 2, which includes Scrofula and
Consumption), the deaths showed a diminution to the
extent of 12 per cent, of the average. The deaths from
Diseases of the Brain and Nerves (Class 3), were slightly
below the average. Diseases of the Heart (Class 4),
were more fatal than the average by 5 per cent. Diseases
of the Digestive Organs (Class 6), showed an increase in
the number of deaths to the extent of 29 per cent., and