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Wandsworth 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Hospital; two cases of Diphtheria and three of Erysipelas from
Charing Cross Hospital; seven cases of Diphtheria and one of
Erysipelas from the Victoria Hospital for Children; one of Scarlet
Fever and one of Puerperal Fever from Westminster Hospital;
two cases of Scarlet Fever, one of Diphtheria, two of Enteric
Fever, and three of Erysipelas from St. Thomas's Hospital; one
case of Diphtheria from Great Ormond Street Hospital; two cases
of Diphtheria from the London Homoepathic Hospital; two cases
of Scarlet Fever and two of Diphtheria from Guy's Hospital;
three cases of Scarlet Fever, one of Diphtheria, and one of Erysipelas
from Bolingbroke Hospital; and one of Diphtheria from
the West London Hospital; a total of 92.
Vaccination.
Table XXXI. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1905. It
shows the number of children successfully vaccinated for the
whole Borough, as well as for the separate sub-districts. Streatham,
Balham and Tooting are included under the heading of
Streatham.

TABLE XXXI.

Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from ist January to 31st of December, 1905.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places un- known, or which cannot be traced; and cases not. having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
Clapliam1,4139724...10032433260170
Putney529466......3913245...
Streatham2,6591,85312...2445620610216818
Wandsw'th2,2921,8543...19739141914125
Totals6,893S.MS19...580140265157374213