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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 1916

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Notification of Infective Diseases.
The total number of cases of infective diseases notified during
the year is shown in Table II. of the Local Government Board's
Table on page 11.
The total number of cases notified was 5,093, (973 in Clapham,
295 in Putney, 1,462 in Streatham, 912 in Tooting, and 1,451 in
Wandsworth). The large increase in the number over previous
years is due to the fact that Measles and German Measles were
made notifiable diseases on the 1st January. 1,930 cases of Measles
and 1,649 German Measles were notified during the year.
No cases of Small-pox were notified during the year.
Vaccination.
Table XIV. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1915. It
shows the number of children successfully vaccinated for the whole
Borough, as well as for the separate sub-districts. Streatham,
Balham and Tooting are included under the heading of Streatham.

Table: TABLE XIV.

TABLE XIV.

Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1915.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-Pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vacdilation Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places un known, or which cannot . be traced; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
Clapham1,0935353...74286172613616
Putney4613423...1978388...
Streatham2,7071,3072...162685307936082
Wandswith3,0771,6859...195717488130636
Totals7,3383,86917...4501,76698194810134