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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The date, locality, and other particular of these 20 cases are given in the following table:-
| Date of Onset. | Address. | No. of Cases. | School Attended. | Drains | History of Infection. | Result of Case. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 15 | Great Acre Court, close to Park Road | 1 | - | Defective | None | Recovered | Defective hopper-closet: sewer gas escaping in w.c. |
| Aug. 29 | Chale Road | 1 | Lyham Road Board | Obstructed | None | Died | Drain being completely obstructed, was opened a few days before the case broke out. |
| „ 31 | Chale Road | 1 | Lyham Road Board | Obstructed | None | Recovered | This house drained with the last & same obstruction |
| Sept. 1 | Clapham Common | 3 | - | Obstructed | None | ,, | House drain completely filled with filrils of tree roots and wall of house sodden with sewage. |
| 17 | Chale Road | 4 | New Park Road Board | No defect discoverable | None | 1 Died | Child came home ill from school and complained of smell in school closet. Inspector on visiting the school a few days later, found it closed and men at work relaying the drams. |
| Oct. 12 | Lyham Road | 1 | - | No defect apparent | None | Died | |
| „ 24 | Lyham Road | 1 | - | No defect discoverable | None | Died | |
| ,, 30 | King's Road | 1 | At same address | Defective | None | Died | Two sinks opened directly into house drain: 1 in kitchen, and 1 on staircase near bedroom. No further cases in the school. |
| Nov. 10 | Kingswood Road | 1 | Private School at Streatham | No defect proved | None | Died | |
| „ 28 | Thornbury Road | 3 | Lyham Road Board | No defect proved | None | 2 Died | First case in the house started Nov. 28th, second on Dec. 9th, third on 23rd. |
| Dec. 23 | Thornbury Road | 1 | Lyham Road Board | No defect proved | None | Died | Several other children house, but only one took Diphtheria. |
| „ 23 | Endlesham Road | 1 | Aldridge Road Board | No defect proved | None | Died | |
| „ 31 | Pickett Street | 1 | Do. | - | - | Died | This case was certified by Coroner, and may no. have been Diphtheria. |
| 1888. Jan. 18 | Thorncliffe Road | 1 | None | Defective | None | Died | Defective bath drain. which is separate from w.c. drain. On the evening when the child was taken ill 15 other children were at a party at the house. |
| „ 29 | Thorncliffe Road | 1 | None | No defect proved | None | - |