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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 Jlealth Annual Report.
Table VII. shows the prevalence of Zymotic disease
for each month during the year.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 36 | 70 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 23 |
| Membranous Croup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 33 | 34 | 31 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 65 | 80 | 47 | 38 | 42 | 47 |
| Fnteric Fever | 3 | 8 | 4 | i | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
The next Table shows the number of cases notified
from each Ward in the Parish. It is seen from this Table
that the Earlsfield Ward had an unusual number of cases
of infectious disease, the great majority of these cases
being Scarlet Fever. In the Southfield Ward, Diphtheria
was the most prevalent disease during the year, while the
Northfield Ward shows a comparative absence of cases of
an infectious nature.
As some of the cases were notified twice, the totals
do not correspond with those of Table VII. Table VII.
and the following Table are based on the number of
certificates received:—