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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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The total number of deaths from these diseases was 764, 143 in
Clapham, 57 in Putney, 213 in Streatham, 93 in Tooting, and 258
in Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death-rate was 2.28 per 1,000
(2.32 in Clapham, 1.93 in Putney, 2.0 in Streatham, 2.37 in Tooting,
and 2.65 in Wandsworth).
The rate is slightly higher than in 1921, owing to the increase
in the number of deaths from Diphtheria, Measles and Influenza.
The rate in 1917 was 2.71; in 1918, 5.37; in 1919, 2.50.; in
1920, 1.96 ; and in 1921, 2.26.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz.:—Small-pox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Enteric
Fever, and Diarrhoea, was .73 per 1,000 (.68 in Clapham, .57 in
Putney, .57 in Streatham, .80 in Tooting, and .93 in Wandsworth),
compared with .74 in 1916, .94 in 1917, .82 in 1918, .42 in 1919.
.61 in 1920, and .70 in 1921.
The rate for 1922 is slightly higher than in 1921. The slight
increase compared with 1921 is almost wholly due to the increase
in the number of deaths from Diphtheria, Measles and Influenza.
PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Table XVI. shows the cases of infectious diseases notified during
the year.
The total number of cases, less Tuberculosis, was 4,018, 748
from Clapham, 307 from Putney, 994 from Streatham, 501 from
Tooting, and 1,468 from Wandsworth—compared with 4,918 in
1921.
The number appears high, but it includes 1,056 cases of
Whooping Cough.
Measles and German Measles ceased to be notifiable diseases
on 31st December, 1919, and any information as to the incidence
of these diseases was obtained chiefly from the London County
Council elementary schools.
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