Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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14 Meilical Officers of Health Annual Report.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | WholeDistrict. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | l | |
| Scarlatina | 155 | 47 | 187 | 35 | 279 | 703 | |
| Diphtheria | 186 | 20 | 180 | 30 | 165 | 581 | |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric | Fevers | 31 | 29 | 5 | 53 | 125 | |
| Continued | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Relapsing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 57 | 12 | 42 | 19 | 100 | 230 | |
| Totals | 435 | 87 | 443 | 140 | 605 | 1710 | |
Number of Notifications received each year since the passing of the Notification of Infectious Diseases Act:—
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1891 | 1890 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | • • | 4 | .. | 29 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Scarlatina | 309 | 453 | 887 | 1256 | 673 | 659 | 983 | 1014 | 703 | ||
| Diphtheria | 112 | 164 | 242 | 398 | 321 | 266 | 286 | 569 | 581 | ||
| Membranous Croup | 4 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Typhus | Fevers | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteric | 77 | 64 | 86 | 108 | 128 | 138 | 98 | 100 | 125 | ||
| Continued | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Relapsing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | ||
| Puerperal | 9 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 20 | ||
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | '2 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Erysipelas | 147 | 177 | 274 | 373 | 243 | 221 | 262 | 238 | 230 | ||