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Parish of Wandsworth.
The zymotic death-rate was 1.62 per 1,000, .68
under 1894, and .57 under the corrected decennial
average. Excluding influenza from the number of
deaths, this rate would only be one per 1,000 as
compared with 2.04 the year before.
To ascertain the true zymotic death-rate, the number
of deaths from these diseases in outlying institutions
must be added, and those in internal institutions, of
persons not belonging to this parish, subtracted. In outlying
institutions 18 deaths occurred; seven in the
Union Infirmary, three in general and special hospitals,
and eight in the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board. In internal institutions only two deaths occurred
from erysipelas in the Middlesex Lunatic Asylum. This
gives a corrected total of 110 as compared with 140 in
1894.
The zymotic death-rate calculated from this was
2.03, while in the previous year this rate was 2.64 per
1,000. If influenza be excluded this death rate would
be 1.36 as compared with 2.39 per 1,000, a diminution
of 103 per 1,000.
The zymotic death-rate for the year 1895, for all
London, exclusive of influenza, was 2.6 per 1,000.
Small Pox.
During the year eight cases of this disease
were notified and one death occurred. Three of the
cases occurred in the Workhouse.
The following are the particulars of the cases
notified:—
(1).—J. C. Male, age 63; notified August 6th,
Wandsworth Workhouse, vaccinated in infancy. Had
been an inmate of the workhouse for 14 days; previous
to that had been working and living at Clapham.