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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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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| DISEASE. | No. cases notified. | No. patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 11 | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlatina | 440 | 188 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 194 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Diphtheria | 151 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Membranous Croup | 27 | .. | .. | 15 | 15 |
| Enteric Fever | 39 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 868 | 244 | 28 | 49 | 77 |
Table VII. shows the prevalence of these diseases in the year
for each month.
MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| Membranous Croup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 22 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 13 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 17 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 18 |