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Parish of Wandsworth.
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was 3 04 per cent, compared with 1.11 per cent. in 1899,
and 2 .88 per cent, in 1898.
The mortality of the cases treated in hospital was
4.05 per cent, and of those kept at home 1.22 per cent.
The case mortality for the whole of the Metropolis
was 2'61 per cent compared with 2.19 in 1899.
The proportion of notified cases per 1,000 of
population was 33, compared with 5.7 in 1899, while
for all London this proportion was 3.01, compared with
3.9 per 1,000 in 1899.
The death-rate from Scarlet Fever during the year
was .106 per 1,000, compared with .063 in 1899, .133 in
1898, and .209 in 1897. The death-rate for London
was .08 per 1,000 compared with the same rate in 1899.
For the 33 great towns .13 per 1,000, and for England
and Wales .12 per 1,000.
During the year, 85 cases were notified,
Diphtheria. Compared with 121 in 1899, 162 in 898,
and 243 in 1897. This large and continuous diminution
in the number of cases of Diphtheria is extremely
satisfactory, and it is to be hoped that next year will
show a still further diminution.
Of these 85 cases, 51 or exactly 60 per cent. were
removed to hospital, where four died, and 34 or 40 per
cent were treated at home with seven deaths. In 1899
the percentage of cases removed to hospital was 68.6
and in 1898, 62.3.
11 deaths occurred during the year, a case mortality
of 12.9 per cent compared with 13.22 in 1899, 16.6 in
1898, and 20.1 in 1897.