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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 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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The case rate per 1,000 of population was 1.71, 1.61 in Clapham,
1.40 in Putney, 1.67 in Balham, 1.44 in Streatham, 2.09 in Tooting,
and 1.86 in Wandsworth.
Of the total number of cases 514, or 88 per cent. were removed
to hospital.
The Medical Officers of the London County Council made
inspections of five schools during the year, and any suspected cases
were at once excluded and the names and addresses forwarded to
me for inquiry.
The following Table shows the attack rate per 1,000 of the
cases removed to hospital, as well as those treated at home, according
to the number of persons per room.
TABLE XIV.
| Number of persons per room. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1. | 1 and less than 2. | 2 and less than 3. | 3 and over. | |
| *Cases removed to Hospital: | ||||
| No. of invaded households | 104 | 260 | 50 | 12 |
| No. of susceptibles under 15 | 151 | 614 | 155 | 40 |
| No. of susceptibles attacked | 10 | 29 | 15 | 1 |
| Attack rate per 1,000 | 66 | 47 | 97 | 25 |
| Cases Isolated at Home: | ||||
| No. of invaded households | 51 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of susceptibles under 15 | 60 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of susceptibles attacked | 1 | 4 | - | — |
| Attack rate per 1,000 | 17 | 98 | - | — |
| * 16 cases notified from three Institutions not included in above Table. | ||||