Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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INFECTIVE DISEASES
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TABLE II
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | TOTAL CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES OCCURRING IN EACH WARD | Whole Borough | Deaths | |||||||||||||||||||
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PUTNEY | CENTRAL | CLAPHAM | STREATHAM | |||||||||||||||||||
Putney | Thamesfield | Fairfield | West Hill | Southfield | Earlsfield | Springfield | Tooting | Graveney | Bedford | Larkhall | Clapham North | Clapham Park | Thornton | Balham | Streatham Hill | St. Leonards | Streatham Common | Streatham South | Furzedown | |||
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dysentery | 4 | — | 16 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 247 | — |
Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — |
Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 373 | 84 | 127 | 209 | 148 | 130 | 174 | 214 | 254 | 179 | 147 | 121 | 145 | 148 | 90 | 105 | 150 | 230 | 197 | 202 | 3,427 | — |
Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 43 | 13 |
„ Acute Primary | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 97 | 35 |
Poliomyelitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | — |
Scabies | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Scarlet Fever | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 89 | — |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis—all forms | 20 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 291 | 25 |
Typhoid Fever and Para | ||||||||||||||||||||||
typhoid Fever | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Whooping Cough | 17 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 44 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 337 | — |
Total | 426 | 125 | 182 | 315 | 233 | 191 | 269 | 296 | 336 | 283 | 189 | 162 | 187 | 206 | 176 | 148 | 181 | 278 | 227 | 243 | 4,653 | 74 |