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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.

Table: TABLE XVI11.

TABLE XVI11.

Sub-DistrictsDiseases.
Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.German Measles.Chicken Pox.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Ringworm.Other Diseases.Totals.
Clapham32333039723380752388964
Putney169471757171101313299
Streatham103542232142238410743541,105
Tooting8632249101134752004351971
Wandsworth961372092612.5267162811591,424
Borough33126510316908993236542033654,763

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Whooping Cough.
49 deaths, (10 in Clapham, three in Putney, 11 in Streatham,
10 in Tooting and 11 in Wandsworth), occurred during the year,
24 of these were infants under one year of age, 15 from one and
under two years, five from two and under five years, and five
from five and under 15 years. The death-rate was 15 per 1,000.
Disinfection of Schools.
During the year six public elementary and seven private
schools in the Borough were disinfected, chiefly on account of cases
of Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever having occurred among the
scholars attending these schools.
Epidemic Influenza.
74 deaths, (15 in Clapham, four in Putney, 30 in Streatham,
five in Tooting and 20 in Wandsworth), occurred during the year,
29 of these being of persons from 25 and under 65 years, and 39
over 65 years of age.
The death-rate was 23 per 1,000.
Diarrhcea.
95 deaths, 56 of males and 39 of females, occurred from all
forms of Diarrhoea and Enteritis during the year. 14 of the deaths
occurred in Clapham, four in Putney, 24 in Streatham, 22 in