View report page

Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 17
The rate is higher than in 1920, owing to the increase in
the number of deaths from Influenza, Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
and Diarrhoea.
The rate in 1914 was 2.21; in 1915, 3.01; in 1916, 2.36; in
1917, 2.71; in 1918, 5.37; in 1919, 2.50; and in 1920, 1.96.
The rate from the principal infective diseases, viz.:—Smallpox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria,
Enteric Fever, and Diarrhoea, was .70 per 1,000 (.62 in Clapham,
.79 in Putney, .63 in Streatham, .96 in Tooting, and .70 in
Wandsworth), compared with .74 in 1916, .94 in 1917, .82 in 1918,
.42 in 1919, and .61 in 1920.
The rate for 1921 is higher than in 1920, but slightly lower
than the previous five years. The slight increase compared with
1920 is almost wholly due to the increase in the number of deaths
from Diarrhoea.
Scarlet Fever.
The total number of deaths was 20, and the death-rate per
1,000 was .06. The case mortality was 1.00 per cent.
Diphtheria.
The total number of deaths was 64, and the death-rate per
1,000 was .19. The case mortality was 6.3 per cent.
Enteric Fever.
The number of deaths was seven, the death-rate was .02 per
1,000, and the case mortality was 21 per cent.
The number of deaths from this disease was higher than in
1920.
Cerebro=Spinal Meningitis.
Three deaths occurred from this disease (one in Streatham,
one in Tooting, and one in Wandsworth).
14 deaths were registered as having been causcd by Menin.
B