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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
average,but the others are above, the parish of Putney showing a
higher percentage of successful vaccinations than in any of the ten
years previous.
The percentage in the Borough was higher in 1901 than it has
been since 1894, and it is to be hoped that the statistics of 1902
when these are available will show a still greater increase in the
percentage of successful vaccinations.
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1995 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | Average for Ten Years | 1901 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 75.9 | 76.7 | 72.4 | 72.3 | 63.8 | 61.5 | 57.0 | 51.1 | 57.7 | 62.5 | 65.1 | 62.8 |
| Putney | 73.9 | 68.6 | 74. 8 | 73.6 | 67.5 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 69.6 | 75.7 |
| Streatham | 75.1 | 75. 2 | 76.3 | 72.0 | 68.9 | 67.6 | 60.4 | 61. 6 | 61. 0 | 63.7 | 68.1 | 68.7 |
| Wandsworth. | 82. 1 | 78 .4 | 77.8 | 81. 7 | 79. 0 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 68.5 | 76. 0 | 74.0 | 77. 3 | 78.6 |
| Borough | 77.7 | 76.0 | 76. 7 | 75.8 | 71.0 | 70.8 | 66.3 | 62.0 | 68.1 | 67.8 | 71.2 | 71.4 |
The percentage of children remaining unvaccinated to total births during the last ten years was as follows: —
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 |
| 8 .6, | 11.3, | 10.8, | 13 .4, | 13.3, | 17,6, | 19.2, | 20.8, | 17.7, | 15.6, | 15.0. |
Scarlet Fever.
During the year 1,063 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified,
compared with 684 in 1901, and 672 in 1900. 24 deaths occurred,
compared with 15 in 1901, and 16 in 1900. Four of the deaths
occurred in Clapham, two in Putney, nine in Streatham, none in
Tooting, and nine in Wandsworth.
798 of the cases, or 75 per cent., were removed to Hospital
where 20 died, and 265, or 25 per cent., were kept at home with four
deaths.
The percentage of cases removed to Hospital is a little above
that for the previous year, when 70.6 per cent, were removed.