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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 1967
[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 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 105 | |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Food Poisoning | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | I | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 28 |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Measles | 176 | 116 | 169 | 244 | 150 | 87 | 142 | 196 | 110 | 103 | 189 | 74 | 69 | 131 | 27 | 149 | 89 | 134 | 173 | 170 | 2,698 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| „ Acute Primary | - | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | 51 |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 65 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | n | 6 | 140 |
| Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 21 | 28 249 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 41 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 228 |
| Total | 194 | 134 | 196 | 309 | 217 | 114 | 182 | 158 | 155 | 223 | 97 | 86 | 161 | 177 | 116 | 154 | 194 | 187 | 3,344 | ||