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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 143
TABLE LXXII.
| Year. | Total Number of Deaths. | Institutions. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Infirmaries. | General and Special Hospitals. | Total. | |||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | ||
| 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 | 7.5 | 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 | 74 | 27.1 | 32 | 11.7 | 106 | 38.8 |
| 1910 | 264 | 65 | 24.6 | 33 | 12.5 | 98 | 37.1 |
| 1911 | 280 | 90 | 32.1 | 39 | 13.9 | 129 | 46.0 |
| Average | 261 | 60 | 23.0 | 27 | 10.4 | 87 | 33.4 |
| 1912 | 303 | 86 | 28.3 | 43 | 14.2 | 129 | 42.5 |
This Table shows that the rates for the present year are much
higher than the average for the past 10 years.
The rate in the Union Infirmaries shows an increase compared
with the decennial average, but is lower compared with 1911, while
the rate in General and Special Hospitals has also increased compared
with 1911, and also with the decennial average.