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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Palk Road | Nov. 4 | |||
| 93, Northcote Road | " 10 | |||
| Horrocks, St. John's Hill | " 10 | |||
| Harwick V., Bellvill Road | " 10 | |||
| 20, Afghan Road | " 11 | |||
| 8, Field Place | " 12 | Dec. 7 | ||
| 55, High Street | " 14 | |||
| 26, Totteridge Road | „ 17 | |||
| 16, CJoulden Street | „ 18 | |||
| 7, Surrey Lane | ,, 28 | |||
| 10, Clarence Terrace | Dec. 2 | |||
| 8a, Knox Road | " 6 | |||
| 8, Knox Road | " 16 | |||
| 21, Palk Road | " 27 | |||
| 60, Speke Road | " 28 | |||
| 4, Patience Road | " 28 | |||
| 6, Stainforth Road |
Infectious Fevers other than Small Fox.—Sixtyfour
houses were disinfected after this class of disease,
the majority having been after Scarlet-fever; six were
disinfected a second time; in most cases this arose from a
child dying some time after with complication and
returned as Scarlet-fever in the first instance.
In the case of Small-pox, where the patients are
generally removed to hospital, we have an excellent
opportunity of judging the efficacy of our means of disinfection.
In not a single instance did a second case
occur unless the patient was retained at home; persons
have left the houses, others have entered and remained
free from the disease. These facts are proof sufficient
that the means we use are as perfect as they can well be.
With respect to Scarlet-fever we cannot arrive at
such exact conclusions owing to the patients being kept
at home.