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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table shows the total number of cases of
infectious diseases notified during the year, the number removed
to Hospital, the number that died in Hospital and at home, as
well as the total number of deaths: —
| DISEASE. | No. cases notified. | No. patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 34 | 34 | 3 | 3 | |
| Scarlatina | 684 | 483 | 13 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 219 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Diphtheria | 466 | 365 | 34 | 8 | |
| Membranous Croup | 3 | 2 | ... | ||
| Enteric Fever | 96 | 49 | 7 | 8 | |
| Continued Fever | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 7 | 7 | ||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | |||
| Cholera | ... | ||||
| Total | 1,517 | 934 | 59 | 26 | 85 |
From the Table it will be seen that 1,517 cases were notified,
seven more than in 1900, but 473 under the corrected decennial
average.
Of Scarlet Fever 684 cases were notified, compared with
672; of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 469, compared with
153; of Puerperal Fever 14, compared with 15 ; and of Erysipelas
219, compared with 205.