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INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from these diseases including
all forms of Tuberculosis was 764:—158 in Clapham 93 in Putney,
123 in Balham, 104 in Streatham, 62 in Tooting, and 224 in
Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death-rate was 2.14 per
1,000:—2.49 in Clapham, 2.85 in Putney, 2.22 in Balham, 1.71
in Streatham, 1.51 in Tooting, and 2.18 in Wandsworth.
The rate in 1920 was 1.96; in 1921, 2.26; in 1922, 2.28;
in 1923, 1.61; in 1924, 1.88; in 1925, 1.70; in 1926, 1.49;
in 1927, 1.68; and in 1928, 1.35 per 1,000.
The rate is higher than in 1928, 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 Diarrhœa, was .36 per 1,000, compared with
.61 in 1920; .70 in 1921; .73 in 1922; .39 in 1923; .47 in 1924
.32 in 1925; .37 in 1926; .25 in 1927; and .27 in 1928. The
rate was .50 in Clapham, .27 in Putney, .34 in Balham, .18 in
Streatham, .31 in Tooting, and .45 in Wandsworth.
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 41 and 32 of this Report.
In Table XI. the cases of infective diseases are shown
grouped according to the sub-districts in which they occurred.