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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 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895
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Sub-district of Putney and Roehampion.
The following table gives us useful information in regard to the number of infectious cases' notified to me during the year, the number of such cases removed to hospital and the mortality resulting from them :—
| No. of cases notified. | No. of patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erysipelas | 17 | 3 | .. | 1 | l |
| Diphtheria | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 53 | 31 | .. | 1 | l |
| Continued Fever | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 16 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 127 | 50' | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Small Pox.—No case of this disease occurred during
the year.
Influenza—directly or indirectly, was the cause of 6
deaths. These cases occurred during the first two
months of the year, and were a continuation of the
epidemic prevalent at the end of 1893.
Scarlet Fever.—Only 53 cases were notified during the
year, and of these only 1 proved fatal, showing the very
mild character of the disease. 50 of the cases occurred
during the first three quarters of the year. During the
last three months the notifications dropped to 6. It is
noteworthy that the Asylums' Board Hospitals are being
more taken advantage of than in previous years. 58 per