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INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from these diseases was 520:—
97 in Clapham, 45 in Putney, 74 in Balham, 81 in Streatham,
68 in Tooting, and 155 in Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death.rate was 1.49 per
1,000:—1.53 in Clapham, 1.42 in Putney, 1.36 in Balham, 1.40
in Streatham, 1.68 in Tooting, and 1.53 in Wandsworth.
The rate is lower than in 1925 mainly owing to the decrease
in the number of deaths from Influenza.
The rate in 1919 was 2.50; in 1920, 1.96; in 1921, 2.26;
in 1922, 2.28; in 1923, 1.61; in 1924, 1.88; and in 1925, 1.70
per 1,000.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz.:— Smallpox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Enteric
Fever, and Diarrhoea, was .37 per 1,000, compared with .42 in
1919; .61 in 1920; .70 in 1921; .73 in 1922; .39 in 1923 ;
.47 in 1924; and .32 in 1925. The rate was .53 in.Clapham,
.15 in Putney, .33 in Balham, .17 in Streatham, .39 in Tooting,
and .50 in Wandsworth.
The death.rate from the above diseases is only slightly higher
than in 1925, which was the lowest yet recorded for the Borough.
Table IX. shows the deaths which occurred during the year
from the notifiable and non.notifiable infective diseases, and
in Table X. 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 30
and 22 of this Report.
In Table XI. the cases of infective diseases are shown grouped
according to the Sub.districts in which they occurred.