Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham, | Tooting. | Wandsworth | Whole District. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 15 | |
Scarlatina | 169 | 45 | 230 | 31 | 184 | 659 | |
Diphtheria | 108 | 8 | 76 | 14 | 60 | 266 | |
Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | |
Typhus | Fevers. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 33 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 47 | 138 | |
Continued | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Relapsing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | |
Cholera | .. | . . | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 40 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 129 | 221 | |
Totals | 362 | 80 | 386 | 57 | 445 | 1330 |
Number of Notifications received each year since the passing of the Notification of Infectious Diseases Act:—
1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1891 | 1895 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | .. | 4 | .. | 29 | 1 | 15 | |
Scarlet Fever | 309 | 453 | 887 | 1256 | 673 | 659 | |
Diphtheria | 112 | 164 | 242 | 398 | 321 | 266 | |
Membranous Croup | 4 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 22 | 21 | |
Typhus | Fevers. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 77 | 64 | 86 | 108 | 128 | 138 | |
Continued | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 2 | |
Eelapsing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal | 9 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 6 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 147 | 177 | 274 | 373 | 243 | 221 |
The above two tables give the number of Notifications
received under the Public Health (London) Act distributed
in sub-districts, and the numbers for each year