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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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | TOTALS | |
Acute encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Acute meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Acute poliomvelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dysentery | 4 | 7 | — | 18 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 133 |
Food poisoning | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 |
Infective jaundice | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 56 |
Leprosy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leptospirosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Malaria | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | |
Measles | 14 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 49 | 33 | 23 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 120 | 56 | 658 |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Relapsing fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet fever | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 93 |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Tetanus | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - |
Tuberculosis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 127 |
Typhoid fever | 1 | _- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping cough | — | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 131 |
Yellow fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Erysipelas* | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
Pneumonia, acute influenzal* | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
Pneumonia, acute primary* | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 |
Puerperal pyrexia* | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Totals | 32 | 26 | 29 | 95 | 59 | 59 | 84 | 65 | 95 | 69 | 51 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 33 | 65 | 73 | 51 | 145 | 72 | 1,280 |
* These diseases ceased to be notifiable on 1st October 1968