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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 1897
[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.
The year 1896 shows a much higher percentage of unvaccinated than any previous year, and unless some alteration in the vaccination laws is made, it is almost certain that this percentage will show a still further increase in 1897 and future years.
| Year. | Percentage Vaccinated. | Percentage Unvaccinated. |
|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | ||
scarlet Fever. 501 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified
during the year, an increase of 101 compared with 1896.
310 of these cases were removed to hospital, where 6
died, and 191 remained at home, with 6 deaths. The
case mortality was 2 39 per cent., while last year the
mortality was 3.75 per cent., in 1895 1.63 per cent., and
in 1894 2.25 per cent. The type of disease was thus
milder than in 1896. The mortality of the cases treated
at home was 3.14 per cent., and of the hospital-treated
cases 1.93 per cent.
The case mortality for the Metropolis for the year
was 3.4 per cent.
The greatest number of notifications was received
in the month of August, when 80 were received, and the
minimum, viz. 31, in March.
The number received during the year was much
above the average, and the Wards in which Scarlet Fever