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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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62 Medical Officer of Health Annual Report.
In Table V. there is recorded the number of notifications
of dangerous infectious diseases under the Public
Health Act which I received during the year. There
has been a very great diminution in such notifications
compared with the previous year. In 1894 the total
number of notifications received was 127, and only 80
in the year 1895.
| No. of cases notified. | No. of patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erysipelas | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 4 | .. | l | l |
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 34 | l | .. | l |
| Continued Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 80 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
In Table VI. there is found interesting information in
regard to the incidence of infectious disease in the
various months of the year.