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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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62 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Sub-Districts. | Cases 1912. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths 1912. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902— 1911 | 1912 | 1902— 1911 | 1912 | |||
| Clapham | 78 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | .11 | .05 |
| Putney | 82 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3 | .11 | .10 |
| Streatham | 95 | 1.7 | .9 | 1 | .12 | .01 |
| Tooting | 48 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 5 | .27 | .14 |
| Wandsworth | 128 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 6 | .16 | .06 |
| Whole Borough | 431 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 18 | .14 | .06 |
| LONDON | 7,102 | 1.7 | 1.51 | 527 | .16 | .11 |
The case-rate for the year is .40 under that for the year 1911,
and .5 under the average for the 10 years 1902-1911.
The highest case-rate was in Putney, and the lowest in
Streatham.
The case-rate for the Borough is .1 under that for the whole of
London, and the death-rate is .05 per 1,000 lower.
The death-rate per 1,000 in the Borough was .06, compared
with .11 in 1911, .05 in 1910, .08 in 1909, and .14 the decennial
average.
In Clapham the death-rate was .05, in Putney .10, in Streatham
.01, in Tooting .14, and in Wandsworth .06 per 1,000.
All the sub-districts, with the exception of Putney, show a
decrease compared with the previous year.