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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| Small.pox. | Proportion to Population. | Scarlet Fever. | Proportion to Population. | Enteric Fever. | Proportion to Population. | Typhus Fever | Proportion to Population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 153 | .. | 17 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Clapham | 21 | . . | 18 | .. | 1 | .. | 0 | . . |
| Putney | 4 | .. | 0 | .. | 1 | .. | 0 | . . |
| Streatham | 20 | .. | 5 | .. | 0 | . . | 0 | .. |
| Wandsworth | 25 | .. | 16 | .. | 3 | .. | 0 | .. |
| Entire Wands. worth District | 223 | 1 in 1109 | 561 | 1 in 4435 | 12 | 1 in 20700 | 1 | 1 in 248410 |
| Rest of Metropolis | 4837 | 1 in 792 | 10461 | 1 in 3666 | 136 | 1 in 28128 | 42 | 1 in 91321 |
| Whole Metropolis | 5060 | .. | 1102 | .. | 148 | .. | 43 | .. |
Vaccination. The delays in vaccination and in making
out returns render it necessary as in previous years to
give the Vaccination returns for a year previous to that
dealt with in the other statistics of this Report. The
following table gives a concise view of the work in
Vaccination, carried out during the year 1884.
| SUB. DISTRICTS. | Number of Births Returned from 1st. January to 31st December, 1884. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small.pox. | Dead Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed to Dis tricts Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | 2597 | 2083 | 8 | .. | 273 | 27 | 2 | 204 |
| West Battersea | 2604 | 2171 | 1 | .. | 209 | 27 | 4 | 192 |
| Clapham | 1108 | 922 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 24 | 5 | 39 |
| Putney | 364 | 310 | 1 | .. | 33 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Streatham | 1129 | 903 | 5 | .. | 94 | 20 | 18 | 87 |
| Wandsworth | 1063 | 939 | 3 | .. | 67 | 3 | .. | 50 |
| Totals | 8865 | 7328 | 21 | 1 | 790 | 104 | 30 | 586 |