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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
The case-rate per 1,000 of population, was 2.52:—2-47
in Clapham; 2.30 in Putney; 1.77 in Balham; 2.71 in Streatham;
3.05 in Tooting; and 2-.0 in Wandsworth.
Of the total number of cases, 792, or 88 per cent., were
removed to hospital.
The Medical Officers of the London County Council made
inspections of eight schools during the year, and any suspected
cases were at once excluded and the names and addresses for
warded to me for inquiry.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
12 cases of Scarlet Fever and one of Diphtheria occurred
wthin one month of the return of a previous case from
hospital.
Enteric and Para-Typhoid Fevers.
11 cases, and two deaths of the above occurred, compared
with 11 cases and three deaths in the previous year.
Five of the cases were true Enteric Fever and six were
Para-typhoid Fever.
There was no special outbreak and no connection between
the cases could be traced.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During the year there were 20 cases of Puerperal Fever
and 29 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified. 15 of the cases
died. The death-rate was .04 per 1,000.
Erysipelas.
162 cases were notified and two deaths occurred during
the year, compared with 145 and two in 1928.
Whooping Cough.
62 deaths occurred during the year, while the number of
cases notified was 2,590. The death-rate was .17 per 1,000.
TABLE XVI.
DETAILS OF CASES IN WHICH THE LAST RECORDED RE-SCHICK TEST WAS POSITIVE.
Period after the First Series of injections in which the Re-Schick Test was positive. | Have not attended for further injections. | Received a second series of injections. | Total. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Have not attended for Re-Test. | Re-Test still positive | ||||
12—18 months | 18 months to 2 years. | ||||
After last injection of First Series. | |||||
Children Under 15. | |||||
Within 6 months | 49 | - | - | - | 49 |
Between 6 and 12 months | 29 | 11 | - | - | 40 |
Between 1 and 2 years | 4 | 14 | - | - | 18 |
Between 2 and 2i years | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Total Under 15 | 84 | 26 | - | - | 110 |
Adults Over 15. | |||||
Within 6 months | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
Between 6 and 12 months | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Total All Ages | 99 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 131 |