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.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each locality. | No. of Cases Removed to hospital from each locality. | |||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. H | Wandsworth, w | | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. H | Wandsworth, w | Total cases removed to hospital. | ||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria (including Membranous croup) | 284 | 4 | 91 | 144 | 30 | 15 | ... | 49 | 16 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 40 | 11 | 63 | 54 | 56 | 224 |
Erysipelas | 182 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 110 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 71 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 687 | 1 | 174 | 422 | 57 | 33 | ... | 106 | 51 | 199 | 100 | 231 | 92 | 45 | 162 | 87 | 193 | 579 |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 54 | ... | 3 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 37 |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 17 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Phthisis | 294 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 212 | 14 | 44 | 19 | 49 | 50 | 132 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Totals | 1,526 | 15 | 275 | 617 | 168 | 411 | 40 | 239 | 99 | 390 | 255 | 543 | 137 | 58 | 233 | 145 | 272 | 845 |
H—Fever Hospitals. w— Workhouse.