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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Whole District | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Wandsworth. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Deaths from Zymotic Diseases | 304 | 84 | 16 | 77 | 127 |
| Zymotic Death-rate | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Death-rate from all Diseases | 13.4 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 18.0 |
There were 304 deaths from Zymotic disease registered
during the year. The Zymotic death-rate per 1000
living was 2.l and Zymotic diseases caused 15.4 per
cent of the total deaths. In the previous year, the
Zymotic death-rate for the district including Battersea
was 2.72 and excluding Battersea, the Zymotic deathrate
was only 1.4 per 1000. This increase in the Zymotic
death-rate was chiefly due to the prevalence of
epidemics of measles, scarlatina, whooping cough and
diphtheria throughout the district. The details of and
remarks upon these epidemics are given in the local
summaries.
The great wave of Scarlet Fever which passed over
London towards the end of 1887 gradually went down,
over London generally. In our own district however
the epidemic seems to have affected us more towards its
close than during the earlier period. During the year
1887, 22 deaths of inhabitants of this district were registered—12
at their own homes and 10 in the Hospitals
of the Asylums Board. During the year 1888, however
31 deaths were registered from Scarlet Fever.