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Wandsworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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The following Table shows the total number of cases of infectious
diseases notified during the year, the number removed to Hospital, the
number that died in Hospital and at home, as well as the total number
of deaths :—
| Disease. | No. cases notified. | No. patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlatina | 1494 | 1257 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 253 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Diphtheria | 348 | 276 | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| Membranous Croup | |||||
| Enteric Fever | 96 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Total | 2,211 | 1,644 | 67 | 26 | 93 |
Only one case of Small-pox was notified and that was returned
home the same day as it was notified from the Metropolitan Asylums
Board Hospital that it was not a case of that disease. In 1903 28
cases were notified; in 1902 127; and in 1901 31.
1,494 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified, compared with 774 in
1903, and 882 in 1902; of Diphtheria 348, compared with 406 and
532; of Enteric Fever 96, compared with 70 and 105; of Puerperal