London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
102
Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Month. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | ... | 73 | 18 | 42 | 157 |
| February | 26 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 105 |
| March | 23 | ... | 22 | 54 | 82 | 181 |
| April | 28 | 1 | 27 | 65 | 54 | 175 |
| May | 10 | ... | 28 | 41 | 25 | 104 |
| June | 5 | 4 | 50 | 16 | 58 | 133 |
| July | 9 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 62 |
| August | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 |
| September | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 11 |
| October | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 22 | 30 |
| November | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 |
| December | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | 12 | 34 |
| Total | 144 | 53 | 241 | 208 | 366 | 1,012 |
Whooping Cough.
67 deaths were registered during the year, 35 of males and
32 of females, an increase of eight compared with 1908, but a
decrease of 17 compared with the decennial average. 22 of the
deaths occurred in Clapham, four in Putney, nine in Streatham,.
four in Tooting, and 28 in Wandsworth.