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Wandsworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseases.
81
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Three cases of this disease occurred and one death was
registered. Two other cases were notified, but as they were found,
after further investigation, to be suffering from some other disease,
they are not included in these figures.
Malaria.
Two cases were notified. No death occurred.
Dysentery.
No cases of Dysentery were notified and no deaths occurred.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
In 34 of the cases there was no impairment of vision, but
one of the infants lost its sight. Two of the 35 cases afterwards
died of Enteritis, one of them being the blind infant.
TABLE XVII.
MEASLES—CASES REPORTED AND DEATHS.
| Period 1st October—30th September. | 1922-23 | 1923-24 | 1924-25 | 1925-26 | 1926-27 | 1927-28 | 1928-29 | 1929-30 | 1930-31 | 1931-32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Reported. | ||||||||||
| In a Measles year | — | 3,905 | — | 4,219 | — | 4,596 | — | 4,046 | — | 3,601 |
| In a Non-Measles year | 160 | — | 293 | — | 81 | — | 355 | — | 295 | — |
| Deaths. | ||||||||||
| In a Measles year | — | 80 | — | 52 | — | 38 | — | 46 | — | 38 |
| In a Non-Measles year | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Period. Calendar Year | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 |
| Cases Reported | 663 | 3,418 | 474 | 4,028 | 172 | 4,529 | 380 | 3,976 | 291 | 3,598 |
| Deaths | 11 | 71 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 37 |
Measles.
The number of cases brought to my notice during the year
October 1st, 1931, to September 30th, 1932, was 3,601. The