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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| DISEASE. | No. oases notified. | No. patients removed to Hospital | No. died in Hospital | No. died at Home | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox (modified) | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlatina | 177 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 90 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 89 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| Membranous-Croup | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Enteric Fever | 27 | 6 | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | 2 | .. | .. . | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 400 | 99 | 6 | 33 | 39 |
On reference to the figures it is seen that 39 deaths
resulted, or 9.75 per cent. of all cases notified. In the
year previous the ratio of deaths to cases was 11 per
cent. If the per case fatality be accepted as the exponent
of the intensity of disease, the difference between
the ratio of the year 1890 and that of the year 1891
represents a diminished intensity of the diseases notified
during the latter year to the extent of that difference.
The months in which the deaths from the seven
principal epidemic diseases occurred and the total
number in each quarter in relation to its mean temperature
are shewn in the following Table:—