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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Sub-Districts. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Septemt er. | October. | November. | December. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 106 |
| Putney | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 51 |
| Streatham | 17 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 199 |
| Tooting | 8 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 100 |
| Wandsworth | 14 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 231 |
| Whole Borough | 56 | 70 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 61 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 687 |
There was no outbreak in any part of the Borough that
called for a special report.
Scarlet Fever and Schools.
The next Table shows the number of cases of Scarlet Fever
for each month of the year among children in attendance at
elementary and other schools for each sub-district, also the
number for the whole Borough, the number of cases among
persons not at school, the number attending schools outside the
Borough, as well as the number of cases in which, as far as could
be ascertained, the diagnosis of Scarlet Fever was incorrect.
Of the total number of cases, viz. :—687, the diagnosis was
incorrect in 55 or 8 per cent.; 350 or 51 per cent, were in
attendance at schools in the Borough; 21 or 3 per cent, attended
schools outside the Borough ; while 261 or 37 per cent, did nol
attend school, being either above or under school age.