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Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Diseases. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-District. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. |
| Clapham | 61 | .95 | 16 | .25 | 77 | 1.20 |
| Putney | 24 | .84 | 9 | .31 | 33 | 1.15 |
| Streatham | 59 | .67 | 24 | .28 | 83 | .95 |
| Tooting | 23 | 1.00 | 21 | .91 | 44 | 1.91 |
| Wandsworth | 99 | 1.20 | 24 | .29 | 123 | 1.49 |
| Whole Borough | 266 | .93 | 94 | .33 | 360 | 1.26 |
From all Tubercular Diseases the rates for the sub-districts of
Clapham, Streatham and Wandsworth show a decrease compared with
1904, while in Putney and Tooting there was a slight increase.
With regard to Tubercular Disease of the Lungs, the rates in
Clapham, Streatham, Tooting and Wandsworth are somewhat under,
while in Putney the rate is higher than in 1904.
The rate in Clapham, which in 1904 had increased from .93 to
1.24, was in 1905 only .95, a satisfactory reduction.
The rate for other Tubercular Diseases is .17 lower than in 1904
and .26 lower than in 1903. This rate was lowest in Streatham and
highest in Tooting, and the rate for Tubercular Disease of the Lungs
was lowest in Streatham and highest in Wandsworth.
The chart shows the death-rate per 10,000 from 1885 to 1905. It
is satisfactory to notice that the reduction in this rate has, on the
whole, been considerable.