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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Notification of Infectious Diseases.
73 notifications of dangerous infectious diseases were
received during the course of the year.
TABLE IX.
MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric. | 1 Erysipelas. | Puerperal. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Febrruary | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | ..9 | |
| March | 6 | 4 | .. | l | .. | 11 |
| April | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| May | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| June | 1 | .. | 1 | 1l | .. | 3 |
| July | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | 2 |
| August | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| September | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| October | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| November | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 12 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73 |
In the following Table the numbers are set out of all cases removed to hospital.
| No. of cases notified. | No. of patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | '25 | 13 | .. | .. | .. |
| Euterio Fever | 11 | 6 | 1 | . . | l |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |