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Wandsworth 1912

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

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146 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Glanders and Anthrax Orders.
Under the above Orders five cases of Glanders were notified
"by the Veterinary Inspectors of the London County Council. In
these cases the necessary steps in connection with the disinfection
and cleansing of the premises were taken by the officials of the
London County Council, but the officers of the Borough Council
visited the premises and obtained the names of any men who had
been in contact with the diseased animals and notified them
that if any symptoms of illness appeared the fact should be at
once reported.
NON-INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The next Table shows the number of deaths from these for
the year, as well as for the previous decennium for the whole
Borough, corrected for External and Internal Institutions.

Table: TABLE LXX1Y.Deaths from Non-Infective Diseases.

TABLE LXX1Y.

Deaths from Non-Infective Diseases.

1902190319041905190619071908190919101911191 2No. above corrected average.No. below corrected average.
Cancer22224724222425627227427529832133834.2—
Circulatory Diseases320410327346331387350366312359357—48
Respiratory ,,550379514512511550543690509531530—80
Premature Birth30832229831731528529425424926S240—96
Violence127111101911089010711891120116—6
All other Diseases890761951953945988971989103210231025—72
Totals24172230243324432466257225392692235826222606—255

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The above were the cause of 79.1 per cent. of the total deaths,
compared with 69.4 in 1911, 82.5 in 1910, and 82.1 in 1909.