London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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former more than double, the decennial average. The following Table exhibits the months in which these diseases were attended with fatal results:—
| DISEASE. | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
from which it is seen that by far the greater number of
deaths occurred in the latter six months of the year, and