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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
he number of inches of rainfall, and the deaths during each day of
the three months, July, August and September.
Owing to the increased number of deaths in the third quarter
of the year, it was deemed advisable to submit the following
special report to the Council.
REPORT of the Medical Officer of Health on the Mortality
from Diarrhœa during the Third Quarter of
1906.
In the third quarter of the year ending the 29th September,
188 deaths occurred from Diarrhoea and Zymotic Enteritis, and
46 from simple Enteritis, a total of 234.
The mortality from Diarrhoea was 2.50 per 1,000 for the
whole Borough, 1.53 in Clapham, 1.92 in Putney, 1.27 in Streatham,
7 08 in Tooting, and 3.20 in Wandsworth. The mortality
was thus highest in Tooting and Wandsworth.
The mortality, although above the average, compares favourably
with other large towns, the figures for which are available.
For examples the rates in the following towns were as follows,
viz.:—
London 1.81
Huddersfield 2.24
Croydon 3.07
Leeds 4.45
St. Helens 4.47
Liverpool 5.45
The rate per 1,000 births was as follows in the different
wards:—
Clapham North 75
Clapham South 51
Putney 126
Streatham 104
Balham 75
Tooting 173
Southfield 136
Fairfield 51
Springfield 101
Whole Borough 100