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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 2
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS | Total | Deaths | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTNEY | CENTRAL | BATTER SEA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roehampton | Putney | Thamesfield | West Hill | Southfield | Fairfield | Earlsfield | Springfield | Tooting | Graveney | Bedford | Furzedown | Northcote | ; Balham | Nightingale | St. John | Latchmere | St. Mary's Park | Shaftesbury | Queenstown | |||
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 263 | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | — |
| Malaria | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 31 | 77 | 101 | 160 | 199 | 274 | 191 | 166 | 214 | 194 | 103 | 158 | 89 | 166 | 82 | 124 | 107 | 109 | 89 | 161 | 2,795 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
| „ Acute Primary | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 50 | — |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | —_ | 7 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 96 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—all forms | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 150 | 18 |
| Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 53 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 97 | 106 | 191 | 229 | 300 | 229 | 227 | 275 | 226 | 182 | 172. | 111 | 250 | 107 | 147 | 121 | 128 | 116 | 221 | 3,474 | 22 |