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Wandsworth 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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14 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1959
TABLE II
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | TOTAL CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES OCCURRING IN EACH WARD | Whole Borough | Deaths | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTNEY | CENTRAL | CLAPHAM | STREATHAM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Putney | Thamesfield | Fairfield | West Hill | Southfield | Earisfield | Springfield | Tooting | Graveney | Bedford | Larkhall | Clapham North | Clapham Park | Thornton | Balham | Streatham Hill | St. Leonards | Streatham Common | Streatham South | Furzedown | |||
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 21 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 403 | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 22 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 7 | 396 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 648 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 782 | 134 | 153 | 215 | 95 | 177 | 210 | 155 | 223 | 125 | 144 | 167 | 166 | 171 | 117 | 109 | 122 | 122 | 95 | 230 | 3,212 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Pneumonia:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Influenzal | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 134 | 45 |
| Acute Primary | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 132 | 58 | |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 99 | — | |
| Scabies | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 75 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 329 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—all forms | 20 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 29 | 73 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 491 | 38 |
| Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 111 | — | |
| Total | 438 | 178 | 267 | 309 | 141 | 364 | 335 | 697 | 411 | 269 | 259 | 262 | 258 | 252 | 203 | 193 | 183 | 189 | 154 | 285 | 5,647 | 144 |