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12
INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from these diseases was 598:—
99 in Clapham, 53 in Putney, 82 in Balham, 95 in Streatham,
73 in Tooting, and 186 in Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death-rate was 1.68 per
1,000:—1.56 in Clapham, 1.62 in Putney, 1.67 in Balham,
1.57 in Streatham, 1.79 in Tooting, and 1.82 in Wandsworth.
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; in 1925, 1.70;
and in 1926, 1.49 per 1,000.
The rate is higher than in 1926, mainly owing to the
increase in the number of deaths from Influenza.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz.:—
Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria,
Enteric Fever, and Diarrhoea, was .25 per 1,000, compared
with .42 in 1919; .61 in 1920; .70 in 1921; .73 in 1922;
.39 in 1923; .47 in 1924; .32 in 1925; and .37 in 1926.
The rate was .25 in Clapham, .12 in Putney, .27 in Balham,
.16 in Streatham, .29 in Tooting, and .34 in Wandsworth.
The death-rate from the above diseases is 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 21 of this Report.
In Table XI. the cases of infective diseases are shown
grouped according to the sub-districts in which they occurred.