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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Return Cases of Diphtheria.
| Sub-District. | No. | Removed to Hospital. | Returned from Hospital. | No of days 1st case was in Hospital. | Date of 1st symptoms of subsequent case. | N 0. of days elapsing between return ot 1st case and 1st symptoms of subsequent case. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooting | I | 1910 April 15th | 1910 June 16 | 31 | 1910 June 27th | II |
In seven premises more than one case occurred after the
return of a case from hospital, three cases in one premises, and
two cases each in six premises.
In six of the cases complaint was made that the patients
suffered from nasal discharge.
Enteric Fever.
54 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year (six
from Clapham, four from Putney, 13 from Streatham, five from
Tooting, and 26 from Wandsworth), compared with 66 in 1909,
60 in 1908, 70 in 1907, 96 in 1906, and 96 in 1905.
37 of the cases were removed to hospital where four died, and
17 were treated at home with four deaths.
The total number of deaths was eight (one in Clapham, one
in Putney, two in Streatham, none in Tooting, and four in Wandsworth),
compared with six in 1909, seven in 1908, 10 in 1907, 15
in 1906, 11 in 1905, and 11 in 1904.
The number of deaths was two more than in 1909, but 8.9
under the decennial average.