London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | I900 | 1901 | I902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | No. above decennial average. | No. below decennial average. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 34 | 127 | 30 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 27.5 | |
| Scarlatina | 1014 | 703 | 894 | 672 | 684 | 1063 | 835 | 791 | 1507 | 1079 | 1343 | 116.6 | ... | |
| Diphtheria | 569 | 581 | 615 | 454 | 466 | 743 | 533 | 403 | 354 | 568 | 638 | ... | 70 | |
| Membranous Croup | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Typhus | Fevers. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 100 | 125 | 124 | 153 | 96 | 138 | 111 | 76 | 101 | 101 | 72 | ... | 77 | |
| Continued | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2.2 | |
| Relapsing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal | 9 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 14.8 | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 238 | 230 | 234 | 205 | 219 | 235 | 249 | 299 | 277 | 308 | 239 | ... | 91.7 | |
| Total | 1944 | 1669 | 1886 | 1510 | 1517 | 2336 | 1784 | 1602 | 2267 | 2093 | 2333 | ... | 134.4 | |
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:—