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13
INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from these diseases was 586:—
101 in Clapham, 47 in Putney, 96 in Balham, 82 in Streatham,
79 in Tooting, and 181 in Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death-rate was 1.70 per
1,000:—1.61 in Clapham, 1.49 in Putney, 1.79 in Balham, 1.45
in Streatham, 1.96 in Tooting, and 1.80 in Wandsworth.
The rate is lower than in 1924 mainly owing to the decrease
in the number of deaths from Measles.
The rate in 1918 was 5.37; in 1919, 2.50; in 1920, 1.96;
in 1921, 2.26; in 1922, 2.28; in 1923, 1.61; and in 1924, 1.88.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz.:—Smallpox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Enteric
Fever, and Diarrhoea, was .32 per 1,000, compared with .94 in
1917; .82 in 1918; .42 in 1919; .61 in 1920; .70 in 1921;
.73 in 1922; .39 in 1923; and .47 in 1924. The rate was .35
in Clapham, .22 in Putney, .24 in Balham, .24 in Streatham,
.44 in Tooting, and .38 in Wandsworth.
The death-rate from the above diseases is the lowest yet
recorded for the Borough.
Table X. shows the deaths which occurred during the year
from the notifiable and non-notifiable infective diseases, and
in Table XI. is given the number of cases of the former diseases
which were reported. In both these Tables the cases are arranged
in age groups, and Tuberculosis and Ophthalmia Neonatorum
are not included as they are dealt with separately on pages 33
and 25 of this Report.
In Table XII. the cases of infective diseases are shown grouped
according to the Sub-districts in which they occurred.