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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 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: TABLE IV.Zymotic Mortality in Clapham.

TABLE IV.Zymotic Mortality in Clapham.

1883188418851886188718881889189018911892
Influenza..............42227
Small Pox..2................
Measles3333311251411173220
Scarket Fever83..1652212
Diphtheria7846101617429
Enteric Fever3483454346
Whooping Cough16152534252815162026
Epidemic Diarrhoea19181625241511181212
Other Zymotic Diseases261254614336
Total deaths from Zymotic Diseases11295618410081646796108
Zymotic Death-rate2.92.31.492.02.21.91.41.532.192.41
Death-rate from all Diseases15.113.712.412.913.912.411.613.8813.6513.66
TABLE IV.Zymotic Mortality in Clapham.
1883188418851886188718881889189018911892
Influenza..............42227
Small Pox..2................
Measles3333311251411173220
Scarket Fever83..1652212
Diphtheria7846101617429
Enteric Fever3483454346
Whooping Cough16152534252815162026
Epidemic Diarrhoea19181625241511181212
Other Zymotic Diseases261254614336
Total deaths from Zymotic Diseases11295618410081646796108
Zymotic Death-rate2.92.31.492.02.21.91.41.532.192.41
Death-rate from all Diseases15.113.712.412.913.912.411.613.8813.6513.66

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In dealing with the mortality from the individual
Zymotic diseases reference is to be made to Table VI.,
which gives particulars as to notifications received of those
diseases to which the Act applies.
Small Pox.—Again it is satisfactory to report that not
only no deaths occurred from this disease, but no case
occurred. There were evidences of a tendency for Small
Pox to become prevalent in London during the early
summer, but though some sanitary districts experienced a
considerable outbreak, any general diffusion was prevented
by the vigorous measures adopted to restrain it. While,
however, there exists an increasing part of the population
unvaccinated, and while the protective influence of revaccination
is so seldom taken advantage of there will