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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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| D | Age. | Sex. | Hospital. | Situation. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24th | 53 | M. | No | Burke's Lodging House, Frogmore | A Tramp, only in the Parish a few days. |
| May 1st | 36 | M. | Yes | Casual ward | A Tramp, came from Kingston day previous. |
| May 23rd | 29 | M. | Yes | John Street | This person was a carman who removed furniture. |
| Jure 1st | 30 | M. | No | Melody Road | No information. |
| June 1st | 20 | F. | Yes | Wiseton Road | The husband had been at work at Hospital Ship, and contracted the disease. Soon after his return from Hospital his wife was attacked. |
| June 3rd | 36 | M. | No. | Red Lion Street | No information. |
| June 6th | 20 | M. | Yes | Ferrier Street | No information. |
| June 22nd | 32 | M. | Yes | Swaffield Road | This patient was a Clerk in a Solicitor's office, and collected rents in a low neighbourhood. |
| July 11th | 51 | F. | Yes | Bramford Road | No information. |
| July 18th | 21 | M. | Yes | Ballantine Street | No information. |
| Septr. 18th | 27 | M. | No | Earlsfield Road | The patient had been staying for a holiday at Eastbourne, and sent home from there supposed to be suffering from chicken-pox. |
The official return of the Vaccination Officer shows that in the
year 1892, of the 1/536 children whose births were registered,
1,204 were successfully vaccinated, 118 died unvaccinated, in 24
the vaccination was postponed, 8 were certified as insusceptible,
132 had removed, and only 50 remained on the books as
unvaccinated.
Measles. Judging by the number of deaths, viz.: 2, this
disease was not prevalent during the year. This was 26'8 below
the corrected decennial average, and 28 below last year.
Searle Fever. This disease was very prevalent during the whole
of 1893, but more especially in the months of June, July,