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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 77
From other Tuberculous diseases the rate was .06 higher than
in 1914. This rate was lowest in Streatham and highest in Tooting,
and the rate for Pulmonary Tuberculosis was lowest in Streatham
and highest in Tooting.
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 for the preceding 10 years.
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | Average for 10 years. | 1915 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 112 | 117 | 89 | 95 | 104 | 84 | 118 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 102 | 97 |
| Putney | 92 | 83 | 67 | 62 | 116 | 85 | 70 | 97 | 55 | 78 | 80 | 109 |
| Streatham | 72 | 76 | 73 | 87 | 60 | 65 | 85 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 83 |
| Tooting | 101 | 90 | 96 | 86 | 110 | 109 | 81 | 87 | 69 | 87 | 91 | 123 |
| Wandsworth | 132 | 121 | 131 | 123 | 109 | 108 | 88 | 112 | 109 | 122 | 115 | 103 |
| Whole Borough | 102 | 100 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 91 | 96 | 88 | 93 | 94 | 99 |
Compared with the decennial average the rate was higher in
the whole Borough, and in all the sub-districts with the exception
of Clapham and Wandsworth, where it was five and 12 per 100,000
lower respectively.
The rate in Clapham for 1915 is four per 100,000 higher than it
was in 1914, but is five under the decennial average. In Putney
it was 31 per 100,000 above the rate for 1914, and 29 above the
corrected decennial average. In Streatham it was 12 above the
rate for 1914, and 10 above the decennial average. In Tooting the
rate was 36 higher than it was in 1914, and is 32 above the decennial
average; while in Wandsworth the rate was 19 lower than in 1914,
and 12 under the decennial average.