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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXXIII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | I910 | 1910 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate above decennial average. | Rate below decennial average. | ||||||||||||
| Clapham | 1.85 | 2.09 | 2.15 | 1.66 | 1.86 | 1.35 | 1.54 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.23 | .76 | ... | .82 |
| Putney | 1.95 | 1.02 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.48 | 1.69 | 1.49 | 1.13 | .94 | .85 | .69 | ... | .70 |
| Streatham | 1.7 | 1.14 | 1.76 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.10 | 131 | .93 | 1.03 | .87 | .81 | ... | .44 |
| Tooting | 2.84 | 3.38 | 2.58 | 2.07 | 2.50 | 2.81 | 3.04 | 2.99 | 1.69 | 1.87 | .94 | ... | 1.63 |
| Wandsworth. | 2.25 | 2.20 | 2.64 | 2.09 | 2.63 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 1.33 | .89 | ... | 1.06 |
| Borough | 2.10 | 1.81 | 2.18 | 1.72 | 1.93 | 1.57 | 1.70 | 1.34 | 1.14 | 1.17 | .76 | ... | .90 |
The death-rate from Zymotic diseases as shown in the above
Table was .41 under that for 1909, and '90 under the decennial
average.
The rate was lowest in Putney and highest in Tooting, while,
compared with the decennial average, Tooting shows the greatest
reduction and Wandsworth the next.
There has been a considerable decrease in this rate in all the
sub-districts compared with the year 1909, and also compared
with the decennial average.
Notification of Infectious Diseases.
The total number of cases of infectious diseases notified
during the year is shown on Table III. of the Local Government
Board's Tables.