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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Year. | Total Number of Deaths. | Institutions. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Infirmary. | General and Special Hospitals. | Total. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate | ||
| 1900 | 276 | 33 | 11.9 | 16 | 5.8 | 49 | 17.7 |
| 1901 | 259 | 53 | 20.4 | 23 | 8.9 | 76 | 29 3 |
| 1902 | 215 | 27 | 12.6 | 18 | 8.3 | 45 | 20.9 |
| 1903 | 230 | 48 | 20.9 | 19 | 8.2 | 67 | 29.1 |
| 1904 | 283 | 54 | 19.1 | 24 | 8.4 | 78 | 27.5 |
| 1905 | 266 | 55 | 20 6 | 20 | 75 | 75 | 28.1 |
| 1906 | 267 | 69 | 25.8 | 26 | 9.7 | 95 | 35.5 |
| 1907 | 261 | 65 | 24.9 | 37 | 14.2 | 102 | 39.1 |
| 1908 | 273 | 55 | 20.1 | 24 | 8.8 | 79 | 28.9 |
| 1909 | 273 | 27.1 | 32 | 11.7 | 106 | 38.8 | |
| Average | 260 | 53 | 20.3 | 24 | 9.1 | 77 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 264 | 65 | 24.6 | 33 | 12.5 | 98 | 37.1 |
This Table shows that the rates for the present year are
higher than the average for the past 10 years, but are slightly
lower than in 1909.
The rate in the Union Infirmary shows an increase compared
with the decennial average, but a decrease compared with
1909, and the rate in the General and Special Hospitals has also
increased.