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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Disease. | No. cases notified. | No. patients removed to Hospital. | No. died in Hospital. | No. died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | |||||
| Scarlatina | 1,232 | 1,072 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| Erysipelas | 203 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 581 | 469 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
| Membranous Croup | |||||
| Enteric Feve | 60 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Continued Fever | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 2,095 | 1,626 | 63 | 16 | 79 |
No cases of Small-pox were notified during the year, none in
1906 or 1907, and only one, which proved not to be Small-pox, in.
1905, compared with six in 1904, 28 in 1903, and 127 in 1902.
1,232 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified, compared with
1,330 in 1907, and 1,069 in 1906; of Diphtheria 581, compared with
629 and 566; of Enteric Fever 60, compared with 70 and 96; of
Puerperal Fever 14, compared with 25 and 25; and of Erysipelas
203, compared with 213 and 273.
Compared with 1907 there has been a decrease in the number
of cases of all the notifiable diseases with the exception of Cerebrospinal
Meningitis, but only five cases were notified, compared with
three in 1907.