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To the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District.
Gentlemen,
We liave the honour to present our Report for
the year 1886, on the vital statistics and sanitary condition
of the Wandsworth District.
The usual arrangement of matter has been adopted :
the more general statistics which concern the whole
District, being followed by local reports which will be
of special interest to the members of the corresponding
sub-districts. Where possible additional information
has been incorporated in the reports, and every effort
made to ensure their giving a complete and accurate
representation of the health of the District.
Many most encouraging features in the sanitary condition
of the District will be apparent from a perusal of
the following pages, and we have to congratulate you on
a lower general Death-rate e than in any preceding year
with the exception of 1885.
The Table of Sanitary Operations on page 22 perhaps
represents more faithfully than any other part of
the Report, the share which the officers of the Sanitary
Department acting under your supervision, may claim
in producing this low death-rate, and we can assure
you that no efforts will be lacking on our part to lessen
the incidence of those diseases which can fairly be called
Preventible.
We have the honour to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servants,
The Associated Medical Officers of Health
of the Wandsworth District,
May 27th, 1886.