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, Metropolitan Borough]
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Parish of Tooting. 105
Cases Notified in Sub-District. | Cases removed to Hospital or Notified from Hospital. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages. | Under 1 Year. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 31 | .. | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | |
Membranous Croup - | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 11 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 63 | .. | 9 | 36 | 11 | 7 | .. | 40 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | .. | 12 |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | 120 | .. | 16 | 49 | 24 | 5 |
Scarlet Fever. The Prevalence of this disease showed an
increase upon the preceding year, the cases
notified numbering 63, of which 36 occurred amongst children
from 5 to 15 years of age. 40 of the cases, representing