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Wandsworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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It is satisfactory to note that the rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
was only .75 per 1,000, compared with .87 in the
previous year, and .97, the average for the previous 10 years.
There has been a considerable reduction in the mortality in all
the sub-districts, compared with the decennial average.
The following Table shows the death-rate per 100,000 from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the whole Borough and for the separate
sub-districts for the year, as well as for the preceding 10
years.
TABLE XVIII.
| 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | Average for 10 yrs. | 1920 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 84 | 118 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 105 | 107 | 112 | 87 | 100 | 88 |
| Putney | 85 | 70 | 97 | 55 | 78 | 109 | 99 | 92 | 128 | 105 | 91 | 41 |
| Streatham | 65 | 85 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 83 | 90 | 102 | 115 | 92 | 85 | 69 |
| Tooting | 109 | 81 | 87 | 69 | 87 | 123 | 103 | 120 | 171 | 82 | 103 | 82 |
| Wandsworth | 108 | 88 | 112 | 109 | 122 | 103 | 114 | 129 | 126 | 77 | 109 | 79 |
| Whole borough | 88 | 91 | 96 | 88 | 93 | 99 | 102 | 112 | 122 | 87 | 97 | 75 |
The rate for 1920 is much the lowest on record.
Other Infective Diseases.
Thirteen deaths occurred (three in Putney, six in Streatham,
two- in Tooting, and two in Wandsworth).
Six were under one year of age, four from 25 and under 45
years, and three from 45 and under 65 years of age.
Nine of the deaths were due to Syphilis, three to Septicemia
and one to Pyaemia.
Acute Polio-myelitis.
No deaths occurred during the year.