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Wandsworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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22 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table XIX.
| Sub-Districts. | One case. | Two cases. | Three cases. | Four cases. | Five cases & upwards. | Total houses invaded. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 105 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2* | 125 |
| Putney | 43 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| Streatham | 110 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .. | 124 |
| Tooting | 85 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2† | 98 |
| Wandsworth | 187 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4‡ | 227 |
| Whole Borough | 530 | 48 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 623 |
* In Clapham 11 cases occurred in an Institution.
† In Tooting 23 cases occurred in one Institution, and 23 in another.
‡ In Wandsworth six cases occurred in an Institution.
Of the 623 houses invaded, multiple cases occurred in 93, or
14.9 per cent.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
Thirty cases of scarlet fever occurred after the return of cases
from the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and there
were also 17 cases of diphtheria.
Ten of the return cases of scarlet fever occurred in Clapham,
one in Putney, six in Streatham, two in Tooting, and 11 in Wandsworth.
Eight of the return cases of diphtheria occurred in Clapham,
one in Putney, one in Tooting, and seven in Wandsworth.
Enteric Fever.
The number of deaths was two, the death-rate was .005 per
1,000, and the case mortality 9.09 per cent.
The number of deaths from this disease was lower than in
1921.
Twenty-two cases of enteric fever were notified, two from
Putney, two from Streatham, and 18 from Wandsworth.