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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.
objection had been obtained, compared with 1.6; leaving 13.3 per
cent. unaccounted for as regards vaccination compared with 14.3.
On the whole the condition as regards vaccination compares
favourably with previous years, with the exception of Clapham, where
there has been a decided falling off in this respect.
| Sub-Districts. | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | Average for Ten Years. | 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 72.3 | 5 7.0 | 57.7 | 63.7 | ||||||||
| Putney | 73.6 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 75.7 | ||||||||
| Streatham | 63.7 | |||||||||||
| Wandsworth | 79.0 | 77.8 | ||||||||||
| Borough | 75.8 | 71.4 | 72.4 | 73.7 |
The percentage of children remaining unvaccinated, including cases postponed, to total births during the last
| 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandsworth | 13.3 | 17.6 | 19.2 | |||||||
| Metropolis | 24.9 | 29.1 | 21.3 | ... |
Scarlet Fever.
1,494 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified during the year,
compared with 744 in 1904, 822 in 1903, and 1,063 in 1902.
267 of these were notified from Clapham, 51 from Putney, 292
from Streatham, 177 from Tooting, and 707 from Wandsworth.