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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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There were 450 deaths from diseases of this
class, or 18 8 per cent. of the total deaths, giving a death.
rate of 2.76 per 1,000 living. This figure is compared
with that of the last 4 years in the following Table, which
also gives the rates for the sub-districts:—
Zymotic
Diseases.
TABLE VIII.
| 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.19 | 2.41 |
| Putney | 1.0 | .73 | 1.1 | 1.23 | 1.97 |
| Streatham | 1.7 | .8 | 1.8 | 2.21 | 2.35 |
| Tooting | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.43 | 2.46 | |
| Wandsworth | 3.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.07 | 3.80 |
| Whole District | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.06 | 2.76 |
The zymotic death.rate has therefore undergone a rise
since the previous year. If to these we add the 63 deaths
from zymotic diseases in outlying institutions (see
Table IV.) the total becomes 513, and the death.rate 3.1.
In the Table, however, are included 112 deaths from
influenza, nearly double as many as in last year. Before
1890 no deaths were referred to this cause. If we omit
these influenza deaths for the sake of comparison with
former years the death-rate becomes 11, a very low
figure which, considering the extensive prevalence of
scarlet fever during the year, is very satisfactory.
Taking now the deaths from each disease,
Small-pox was not the cause of a single death, nor was
any case notified during the year. There has been no
death registered from this cause in the district since the