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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30 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each locality. | No. of Cases Removed to hospital from each locality. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. h | Wandsworth, w | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. h | Wandsworth, w | Total cases removed to hospital. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||
| Small-Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 629 | 4 | 197 | 326 | 46 | 56 | ... | 79. | 65 | 157 | 138 | 190 | 67 | 42 | 147 | 98 | 1 58 | 512 |
| Erysij elas | 213 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 140 | 17 | 56 | 15 | 37 | 31 | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1330 | 9 | 322 | 786 | 143 | 70 | ... | 205 | 82 | 378 | 318 | 347 | 165 | 70 | 317 | 253 | 323 | 1123 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 70 | ... | 2 | 21 | 1 5 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 11. | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 42 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 19 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | 49 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 2,319 | 19 | 527 | 1.154 | 245 | 354 | 20 | 362 | 168 | 594 | 503 | 692 | 243 | 115 | 473 | 355 | 499 | 1,685 |
| H—Fever Hospitals. w— Wnrkhnnsp | ||||||||||||||||||