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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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Diarrhœa caused 82 deaths, as compared with 51 in
1891, but scarcely exceeded the average.
Appended is a Table showing the number of each class
of infectious disease notified in each sub-district:—
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham, | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 56 | 17 | 62 | 2 | 105 | 242 |
| Membranous Croup | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| Erysipelas | 79 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 132 | 274 |
| Scarlet Fever | 320 | 51 | 192 | 21 | 303 | 887 |
| Enteric Fever | 22 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 27 | 86 |
| Continued Fever | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 11 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 13 |
| Totals | 489 | 104 | 311 | 38 | 588 | 1530 |
Deaths from Non-zymotic Diseases.—The largest number
of deaths from any single group of diseases was from the
respiratory class, which caused 453 deaths. This is a fall
on the 2 preceding years, but is above the average.
Tubercular diseases caused 256 deaths, of which 176 were
due to consumption. The number was 30 below the
corrected average however. Nervous diseases caused 302
deaths, or 33 below the corrected average, while circulatory
diseases, causing 185 deaths exceeded the average by 9.