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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 1966
[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 | BATTERSEA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 ... | 9 | 2 | - | 8 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -- | 3 | 107 | - | |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas ... | — | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | •— | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | — | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | - | — | 1 | - | — | — | 2 | - | 2 | 24 | - |
| Malaria | _ | _ | - | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | _ | - | — | — | - |
| Measles | 12 | 46 | 47 | 66 | 108 | 75 | 85 | 85 | 136 | 101 | 39 | 55 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 53 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 101 | 1,341 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection ... | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —»■ | — | 3 | - |
| Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| „ Acute Primary | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 63 | - |
| Pol iomyelitis, Acute | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia ... | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever ...... | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 56 | - | |
| Smallpox | — | _ | _ | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - |
| Tuberculosis ...... | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 145 | 18 |
| Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever ...... | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough...... | ~ | — | — | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 126 | — |
| Total ......... | 33 | 55 | 59 | 110 | 155 | 108 | 121 | 138 | 165 | 144 | 69 | 76 | 29 | 51 | 42 | 69 | 109 | 106 | 110 | 131 | 1,880 | 18 |