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Wandsworth 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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110
Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE LVI.

TABLE LVI.

Under 1 month1—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.lO—II months.11—12 months.Total.
Clapham North...21......1...2...1......7
Clapham South......36...1...1............11
Putney...31613312.........20
Streatham...112211............19
Balham......2243...1............12
Tooting...23361231.........21
Southfield111261411.........18
Fairfield...12211141.........13
Springfield...677553231• • •...39
Total11621302517141582...1150

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Tuberculous Diseases.
The total number of deaths from diseases of a Tuberculousr
nature was 389, compared with 351 in 1910, 362 in 1909, 382 in
i9°8, 352 in 1907, and 376 in 1906.
280 of the deaths were due to Tuberculous disease of the Lungs.
58 to Tuberculous disease of the Brain, and 51 to other forms of
Tuberculous diseases.
The number of deaths from Tuberculous disease of the Lungs
and other Tuberculous diseases and the rates per 1,000 for the
whole Borough and for the separate sub-districts are shown in
the next Table.
The corrected death-rate from Tuberculous disease of the Lungs
was .91 per 1,000, compared with with .88 in 1910, .94 in 1909,