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INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from these diseases including
all forms of Tuberculosis was 492:—92 in Clapham, 48 in Putney,
77 in Balham, 72 in Streatham, 62 in Tooting, and 146 in Wandsworth.
From all infective diseases the death-rate was 1.38 per
1,000:—1.44 in Clapham, 1.32 in Putney, 1.39 in Balham, 1*18
in Streatham, 1.51 in Tooting, and 1.41 in Wandsworth.
The rate in 1921 was 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;
in 1928, 1.35; and in 1929, 2.14 per 1,000.
The rate is lower than in 1929, owing to the decrease in
the number of deaths from Influenza, Whooping Cough and
Tuberculosis.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz.:—
Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria,
Enteric Fever and Diarrhœa, was .35 per 1,000, compared with
.70 in 1921; .73 in 1922; .39 in 1923; .47 in 1924; .32 in 1925;
.37 in 1926; .25 in 1927; .27 in 1928; and .36 in 1929. The
rate was .37 in Clapham, .28 in Putney, .29 in Balham, .29 in
Streatham, .36 in Tooting, and .44 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 40 and 31 of this Report.
In Table XI. the cases of infective diseases are shown
grouped according to the sub-districts in which they occurred.