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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 1908

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE XL.-continued.

TABLE XL.-continued.

SCHOOLS.January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.Totals.
Brought forward275914267910171716139
WANDSWORTH.
All Saints'...........................1......1
Brandlehow Road1...12......1............16
Earlsfield...........................1...12
Eltringham Street...11..................1115
Frogmore............1...1...............2
Garratt Lane...............1..................1
Merton Road...2...............1.........25
St. Faith's.................................11
Southfield...41133......11...317
Swaffield Road...11112......122314
Waldron Road.........1............11......3
Wandle...111...............2......5
Warple Way...........................1......1
"West Hill.........1...............3116
Private Schools...1165...............1...14
Total1106131062131351383
Grand Total28151527121291013302229222
Schools outside Borough221......211......1111
No School35495130341661019131516294
Incorrect diagnosis...1610957...364354
Total656773675535232135494249581

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In Clapham, out of a total of 91 cases, 37 or 40.6 per cent.
occurred in children attending school; in Putney, of 39 cases, 19
or 48.7 per cent.; in Streatham, of 137 cases, 56 or 40.8 per cent.;
in Tooting, of 89 cases, 27 or 30.3 per cent.; in Wandsworth, of
225 cases, 83 or 36.9 per cent.; and in the whole Borough, of 581
cases, 222 were in attendance at schools in the Borough, and 11
at schools outside the Borough, a total of 233, or 40.1 per cent.
Of the remaining cases, viz.:—338, in 54 or 9.3 per cent., the
diagnosis was incorrect, and 294 or 50.6 per cent. were not in
attendance at school.