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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
SCHOOLS. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 13 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 203 |
WANDSWORTH. | |||||||||||||
All Saints' | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Brandlehow Road | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Earlsfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Eltringham Street | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Frogmore | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Garratt Lane | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Merton Road | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
St. Ann's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
St. Faith's | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
St. Joseph's | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
St. Thomas's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Southfields | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Swaffield Road | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
Waldron Road | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Wandle | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 |
Warple Way | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
West Hill | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Private Schools | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
Total | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 88 |
Grand Total | 22 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 60 | 291 |
Schools outside Borough | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 18 |
No Schools | 27 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 276 |
Incorrect diagnosis | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Total | 5o | 45 | 68 | 49 | 54 | 34 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 55 | 62 | 90 | 629 |
In Clapham, out of a total of 79 cases, 39 or 49 per cent.
occurred in children attending schools in the Borough; in
Putney, of 65 cases, 37 or 57 per cent.; in Streatham, of 157 cases,
78 or 49 per cent.; in Tooting, of 138 cases, 47 or 34 per cent.; in
Wandsworth, of 190 cases, 88 or 46 per cent.; and in the whole
Borough, of 629 cases, 291 were in attendance at schools in the
Borough, and 18 at schools outside the Borough, a total of 309,
or 49 per cent.
Of the remaining cases, viz.:-320, in 44 or 7 per cent., the
diagnosis was incorrect, and 276 or 44 per cent. were not in
attendance at school.