Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
DEATHS OF INFANTS VISITED.
Under l month. | I—2 months. | 2—3 months. | 3-4 months. | 4—5 months. | 5-6 months. | 6—7 months. | 7-8 months. | 8-9 months. | 9—10 months. | 10—11 months | 11—12 months. | Total. | |
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Clapham, N. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Clapham, S. | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Putney | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Streatham | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Balham | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 |
Tooting | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 |
Southfield | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Fairfield | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
Springfield | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 26 |
Total | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 79 |
The following Table shows the death-rate from Zymotic diseases for the whole Borough for the year, as well as for the five previous years.
Death-rate per 1,000:— | ||||||
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1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea | .48 | .70 | .20 | .30 | 15 | .10 |
Diphtheria | .10 | .16 | .12 | .11 | .08 | .05 |
Whooping Cough | .25 | .17 | .32 | .18 | .19 | .19 |
Scarlet Fever | .09 | .06 | .07 | .06 | .04 | .03 |
Influenza | .14 | .22 | .27 | .24 | .26 | .16 |
Enteric Fever | .04 | .048 | .03 | 02 | .017 | .023 |
Measles | .31 | .21 | .21 | .13 | .31 | .13 |
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