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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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56 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
During the year 86 certificates were received by me,
of cases of infectious diseases notifiable under the Act.
During 1897, 139 Notifications were received.
„ 1896, 164 „ „ „
This shows an undoubted improvement in regard to the
presence of dangerous infectious diseases. A marked
diminution has taken place in respect of Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria and Enteric Fever.
| No. of cases notified. | No. of patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 47 | 39 | l | .. | l |
| Typhoid Fever | 7 | 1 | 1 | l | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | • • | • • |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Scarlet Fever.
Forty-seven notifications were received of this
disease, compared with 68 during the previous
year. One death occurred among those 47 cases. The
type of the disease was of a milder character than during
1897, when three deaths occurred among the 68 cases.