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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 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Address.1st Time disinfetd.2nd Do.3rd Do.4th Do.Remarks.
1, Latchmere StreetSept. 1
45, Henley Street„ 18
119, Bridge Boad„ 15
153, do.„ 30
30, Robertson Street, W.Oct. 4
46, Russell Street„ 6
60, Parkside Street„ 10
28, Warsill Street„ 18
4, Carlton GroveNov. 8
55, Robertson Street, W.,, 11Nov. 12
26, Spencer Street,, 14
22, Arthur Street„ 24
4a, Lindford Street„ 29
151, Bridge RoadDec. 2
57, Henley Street,, 24
58, Culvert RoadAug. 18
83, Bridge Road, WOct. 8
20, Austin RoadNov. 9

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It will be observed that in no one case did fever recur
after disinfection. The case at 55, Robertson Street, in
which the eruption appeared the day following disinfection
shows that the disease had been previously contracted
as the incubation of all these diseases is of some
days duration.
The other diseases of the zymotic class do not call
for special reference, being but small in number, more
especially in proportion to so large a population.
Other diseases.—From Tubercular diseases; Consumption
or Phthisis, Water on the brain or Hydrocephalus,
Infantile wasting or Atrophy, 173 deaths occurred,
being 75 less than during the preceding year. Of these 69
were under one year of age, and were probably victims
of hand feeding or improper food. More than one-half,
94, of the deaths from these diseases, died under five
years of age. Since the sub-district has been thoroughly
drained, the death-rate from tuberculous diseases has
diminished greatly.
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