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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Sub-District. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Tuberculous Diseases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| Clapham | 58 | .93 | 16 | .25 | 74 | 1.19 |
| Putney | 23 | .78 | 4 | .13 | 27 | .92 |
| Streatham | 74 | .71 | 26 | .25 | 100 | .96 |
| Tooting | 33 | .87 | 21 | .55 | 54 | 1.43 |
| Wandsworth | 117 | 1.22 | 17 | .17 | 134 | 1.40 |
| Whole Borough | 305 | .93 | 84 | .25 | 389 | 1.19 |
From all Tuberculous diseases the rates per 1,000 were higher
in all the sub-districts than in 1913.
With regard to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, the rate for Streatham
was below, and the rates for Putney, Tooting, and Wandsworth
above last year's rates, while in Clapham the rate was the same.
From other Tuberculous diseases the rate was .05 higher than
in 1913.
This rate was lowest in Putney and highest in Streatham.
and the rate ;or Pulmonary Tuberculosis was lowest in Streatham
and highest in Wandsworth
The following Table shows the death-rate per 100,000 from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis for the whole Borough, and for the separate
sub-districts for the year as well as or the preceding 10 years,