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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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CHART Showing the number of cases of SCARLET FEVER notified
during each week of the year /SOS.
| SCHOOLS. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 36 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 28 | 24 | '9 | 31 | 329 |
| TOOTING. | |||||||||||||
| Ensham Street | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| Fountain Road | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Franciscan Road | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |||
| Sellincourt Road | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Tooting Graveney | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| Private Schools | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| WANDSWORTH. | |||||||||||||
| All Saints' | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Brandlehow Road | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Earlsfield | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | ||||||
| Eltringham Street | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Garratt Lane | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| Merton Road | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| St. Anne's | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| St. Joseph's | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| St. Michael's | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Southfields | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |||||
| Swaffield Road | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Waldron Road | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |||
| Wandle | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Warple Way | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| West Hill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Private Schools | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |
| Grand Total | 59 | 55 | 27 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 60 | 15 | 43 | 39 | 33 | 39 | |
| Schools outside Borough | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 37 | |
| No School | 50 | 28 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 42 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 388 |
| Incorrect Diagnosis | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Total | 117 | 91 | 80 | 88 | 77 | 105 | 111 | 46 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 987 |