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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 1893
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1893
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The total number was 114, an increase on last year
and greater than in any of the 10 years.
The zymotic death-rate was 2.5, a slight increase on
previous records. The deaths in outlying institutions
(Table III.), should, however, be added to these when
the total number of deaths becomes 155, and the deathrate
3.3 compared with 2.99 last year.
The next Table gives the number of notifications of
the different zymotic diseases received under the provisions
of the Public Health Act, with the number
removed to hospital and number of deaths.
| Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Patients removed to Hospital. | Number died in Hospital. | Number died at Home. | Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | l |
| Scarlatina | 303 | 156 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| Diphtheria | 108 | 41 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Membranous Croup | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | 31 | 8 | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 84 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 547 | 211 | 37 | 29 | 66 |
Smallpox.—Though during the year smallpox was
epidemic in London, only 9 persons were notified as
suffering from smallpox, and of these 3 were found on
removal to the hospital ward to be suffering from other
diseases (2 chickenpox and 1 measles), and were at once
returned to their homes. One patient died of confluent
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