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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 XLV.
DIPHTHERIA.
| Year. | Number of Cases. | Number of Deaths. | Notification rate per 1,000 population. | Death-rate per 1,000 of population. | Case Mortality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 182 | 34 | 1.15 | .21 | 18.7 |
| 1892 | 259 | 66 | 1.57 | .40 | 25.4 |
| 1893 | 431 | 116 | 2.50 | .67 | 26.9 |
| 1894 | 343 | 87 | 1.90 | .48 | 25.3 |
| 1895 | 287 | 46 | 1.52 | .24 | 16.0 |
| 1896 | 289 | 40 | 1.47 | .20 | 13.9 |
| 1897 | 576 | 106 | 2.83 | .52 | 18.4 |
| 1898 | 589 | 88 | 2.79 | .41 | 14.9 |
| 1899 | 621 | 69 | 2.84 | .31 | 10.2 |
| 1900 | 460 | 43 | 2.03 | .19 | 9.0 |
| 1901 | 469 | 42 | 2.04 | .18 | 8.9 |
| 1902 | 750 | 74 | 3.16 | .31 | 9.6 |
| 1903 | 532 | 45 | 2.18 | .18 | 8.4 |
| 1904 | 406 | 44 | 1.61 | .17 | 10.8 |
| 1905 | 348 | 31 | 1.21 | .11 | 8.9 |
| 1906 | 566 | 50 | 1.79 | .16 | 8.8 |
| 1907 | 629 | 41 | 1.93 | .12 | 6.5 |
| 1908 | 581 | 37 | 1.73 | .11 | 6.3 |
| 1909 | 380 | 29 | .35 | .08 | 7.6 |
| 1910 | 284 | 16 | .95 | .05 | 5.6 |
| 1911 | 510 | 34 | 1.65 | .11 | 6.6 |
| 1912 | 431 | 18 | 1.37 | .06 | 4.l |
| Average for 22 years | 451 | 51 | 1.88 | .24 | 11.4 |
| 1913 | 430 | 18 | 1.33 | .05 | 4.1 |
Diphtheria and School Attendance.
The following Table shows the number of cases of Diphtheria
and their relationship to the schools in the Borough :—