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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-Districts. | Cases 1914. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths 1914. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 -1913 | 1914 | 1904— 1913 | 1914 | |||
| Clapham | 66 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6 | .10 | .09 |
| Putney | 57 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4 | .07 | .13 |
| Streatham | 91 | 1.4 | .8 | 4 | .08 | .03 |
| Tooting | 107 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4 | .20 | .10 |
| Wandsworth | 231 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 23 | .13 | .24 |
| Whole Borough | 552 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 41 | .11 | .12 |
| LONDON | 9,118 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 706 | .14 | .15 |
The case-rate for the year is .3 above that for the year 1913,
and .1 above the average for the 10 years 1904-1913.
The highest case-rate was in Tooting, and the lowest in
Streatham.
The case-rate for the Borough is .4 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 .12 compared
with .06 in 1913, 06 in 1912, and .11 in 1911, and .11 the decennial
average.
The Chart (facing page 60) shows the number of cases notified
during each week of the year.
The maximum number of cases, viz.—31, was notified in the
third week of September, and the minimum, viz.—three, in the
second week of August,