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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Disease. | No. of cases of mistaken diagnosis. | Total. | Total cases removed. | Percentage of error in Diagnosis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham. | Putney. 1 | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||||
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 810 | 64 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 314 | 14.3 |
| Enteric Fever | 2 | ... | 3 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 31.9 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 112 | 1,171 | 9.5 |
In 97 out of 372 examinations for the bacillus of Diphtheria
the result was positive, and in 10 out of 15 examinations of blood
in suspected cases of Enteric Fever, the Widal reaction was
obtained.
Puerperal Fever.
26 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, compared with 14
in 1908, 25 in 1907, 25 in 1906, 18 in 1905, and 14 in 1904.
Seven cases occurred in Clapham, one in Putney, six in
Streatham, four in Tooting-, and eight in Wandsworth.
10 of the cases (three in Clapham, two in Streatham, two in
Tooting, and three in Wandsworth), or 38.4 per cent. were fatal,
compared with 42 per cent. in 1908, 40 in 1907, 44 in 1906, and
44.4 1905.
17 of the cases were removed to the Union Infirmary, where
four died, and two to General Hospitals where one died.
The death-rate was .029 per 1,000, compared with .018 in
1908, .031 in 1907, and .035 in 1906.