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Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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TABLE XIII.
| Number of persons per room. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 | 1 and less than 2 | 2 and less than 3. | 3 and over. | |
| *Cases removed to to Hospital:— | ||||
| No. of invaded households | 49 | 161 | 42 | 15 |
| No. of susceptibles under 15 | 59 | 342 | 152 | 47 |
| No. of susceptibles attacked | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
| Attack rate per 1,000 | 50 | 38 | 105 | 235 |
| Cases Isolated at Home: | ||||
| No. of invaded households | 11 | 5 | — | — |
| No. of susceptibles under 15 | 11 | 9 | — | — |
| No. of susceptibles attacked | — | |||
| Attack rate per 1,000 | — | — | ||
* 35 cases notified from eight Institutions not included in above Table.
During the year 16 tubes of anti-toxin were issued to medical
practitioners for use in cases of Diphtheria.
Scarlet Fever.
This disease was much less prevalent during the year, compared
with 1922, the number of cases being 579, compared with 1,257.
The number of deaths was three, compared with 19 in 1922,
and the death-rate was .008 per 1,000 compared with .05. The
case mortality was .51 per cent.