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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 1902
[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 | 127 | 126 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| Scarlatina | 1,063 | 795 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Erysipelas | 236 | ... | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Diphtheria Membranous Croup | 750 | 555 | 49 | 21 | 70 |
| Enteric Fever | 139 | 85 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 1,408 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Total | 3,746 | 1,563 | 121 | 55 | 176 |
Exclusive of Chicken-pox, 2,338 cases were notified, compared
with 1,517 in 1901, but 251 above the corrected average for the
last ten years.