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Wandsworth 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Zymotic diseases.—A slight increase has taken
place since last year in the deaths from Zymotic diseases.
The total deaths were 24. In 1879 there were 20.
There is a decrease upon the total for 1878, however.
The following Table shows at a glance the mortality of the 11 years, 1870-80, from Zymotic disease.
| Measles | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... |
| Scarlatina | 3 | 21 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Whooping-cough | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 9 | 7 | ... | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Tyhoid&c. | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Diarrhœa & Cholera | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 , | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Totals | 19 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 24 |
| Percentage or Deaths from Epidemics to deaths from all causes. | 12.4 | 21.4 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 13.5 |
It may be seen that the year under review was
chiefly prolific in Whooping Cough, Typhoid Fever, and
Diarrhoea, whilst the other diseases were only represented
by one fatal case of Scarlatina.