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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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The following Table gives the Vaccinations performed
in this district during the year 1887. There were 3,954
births registered and 3,267 successful vaccinations. 324
died unvanccinated.

Table: TABLE IX.

TABLE IX.

SUB-DISTRICTS.Number of Births Returned from 1st January to 31st December 1887.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found
Clapham10763875..8838958
Putney3512862..335817
Streatham11885552..103382169
Wandsworth133911483..10015370
Totals3954329712..3249641214

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This leaves 363 children un-vaccinated which is equivalent
to 10 per cent.
inquests, etc. It will be seen from table X that 92 inquests
were held in this district during the year. This is equivalent
to 4.6 of the total number of deaths. In these inquest
cases, death is attributed in about half the number to
Natural Causes.
Uncertified Deaths The number of deaths in which the cause
was not certified by any medical man was 29.
Of these 9 occurred in Clapham, 12 in Streatham, 7 in
Wandsworth, and 1 in Putney. In the previous year
there were 32 uncertified deaths.
Sickness amongst Union Poor. During the year 1773 cases came under
treatment compared with 1902 last year,
the difference being chiefly accounted for by the
diminished number of infectious cases. The proportion
of deaths to cases treated was 4.3 per cent.