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Wandsworth 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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To the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District.
Gentlemen,
We have the honour to present our Report on the
vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Wandsworth
District for the year 1890.
The report is framed on the same plan as those
of former years.
The report may be considered to show a state of
affairs that is satisfactory, as evidenced by the low
death-rate from the recognised preventable diseases,
although the mortality was greatly raised by the
prevalence of epidemic influenza.
We have the honour to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servants,
The Medical Officers of Health for the
Wandsworth District.