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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. 43
| Sub-Districts. | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1912 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate above decennial average. | Rate below decennial average. | ||||||||||||
| Clapham | 4.05 | 3.32 | 3.77 | 3.06 | 3.67 | 2.66 | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.09 | 3.69 | 2.41 | ... | .79 |
| Putney | 3.48 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.32 | 3.19 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.58 | 2.36 | 2.57 | 1.92 | ... | .91 |
| Streatham | 3.07 | 2.74 | 2.90 | 2.44 | 2.88 | 2.l8 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.82 | 2.89 | 1.60 | ... | .95 |
| Tooting | 4.18 | 4.11 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 6.17 | 5.53 | 3.90 | 4.04 | 2.56 | 4.84 | 2.60 | ... | 2.06 |
| Wandsworth. | 4.48 | 4.22 | 4.83 | 4.01 | 4.16 | 3.76 | 3.39 | 3.35 | 2.57 | 4.65 | 2.56 | ... | 1.38 |
| Borough | 3.82 | 3.44 | 3.90 | 3.38 | 3.73 | 3.07 | 2.98 | 2.85 | 2.23 | 3.74 | 2.18 | ... | 1.13 |
The death-rate was thus 1.56 below the rate for 1911, and 1.13
below the decennial average.
The rate in all the sub-districts was much lower than in the
previous year, and also than the decennial average.
The rate shows a very large decrease, and in all the sub-districts
it was lower than in any year during the last 10 years.
Notification of Infective Diseases.
The total number of cases of infective diseases notified during
the year is shown in Table II. of the Local Government Board's
Tables at page 29.
The number of cases notified in this Borough for the year
and for the previous 10 years is shown in the following Table,
as also the number above or below the corrected decennial average.