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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XLIV.
| Sub-Districts. | Cases 1913. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths 1913. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903— 1912 | 1913 | 1903— 1912 | 1913 | |||
| Clapham | 83 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | .10 | .05 |
| Putney | 19 | 1.3 | .6 | 1 | .08 | .04 |
| Streatham | 105 | 1.5 | 1.03 | 5 | .98 | .04 |
| Tooting | 86 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5 | .20 | .13 |
| Wandsworth | 137 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4 | .13 | .04 |
| Whole Borough | 430 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 18 | .11 | .06 |
| LONDON | 7.654 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 431. | .14 | .09 |
The case-rate for the year is .03 under that for the year 1912,
and .3 under the average for the 10 years 1903-1912.
The highest case-rate was in Tooting, and the lowest in Putney.
The case-rate for the Borough is .3 under that for the whole of
London, and the death-rate is .03 per 1,000 lower.
The death-rate per 1,000 in the Borough was .06, compared
with .06 in 1912, .11 in 1911, .05 in 1910, and .11 the decennial
average.
The Chart (facing page 68) shows the number of cases notified
during each week of the year.
The maximum number of cases, viz.—22, was notified in the
fourth week of August, and the minimum, viz.—two, in the first
week of April, and the second week of September.