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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 1918
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In 1905, which showed the highest percentage, of successful
vaccinations in recent years, this was 74.6 per cent., so that the
condition of children in the Borough as regards vaccination is a
very serious one. In the year 1905 the number of certificates of
conscientious objections obtained was only 140, whereas in 1918
the number was 1,238.
Scarlet Fever.
563 cases were notified, (93 in Clapham, 18 in Putney, 138 in
Streatham, 123 in Tooting and 191 in Wandsworth).
The total number of deaths was three, and the death-rate
per 1,000 was .01
The number of dwellings in each sub-district and in the whole
Borough in which multiple cases occurred is shown in the following
Table.
TABLE XV.
| Sub-Districts. | One case. | Two cases. | Three cases. | Four cases. | Five cases and upwards. | Total houses invaded. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 61 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 74 |
| Putney | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Streatham | 88 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 109 |
| Tooting | 75 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2† | 91 |
| Wandsworth | 150 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ... | 168 |
| Whole Borough | 390 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 459 |
* In Streatham six cases occurred in one house.
† In Tooting nine cases occurred in one house, and eight in an institution.
Of the 459 houses invaded, multiple cases occurred in 69, or
15.02 per cent.
There was no special outbreak of Scarlet fever during the year.