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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 125
It will be noted from the Table that 121 cases were notified
once, 67 cases were notified twice, 34 were notified three times
five were notified four times, one was notified five times, and one
was notified six times.
This makes a total of 388 notifications for the 229 cases.
The next Table shows the number of cases in the various
sub-districts still on the Register at the close of 1911, the number
of cases notified in 1912, and the number who died, recovered,
removed, the number still in Institutions, and the number under
observation.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on Register at close of 1911 | 63 | 21 | 58 | 128 | 210 | 480 |
| Number of cases notified in 1912 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 46 | 99 | 229 |
| Number died in 1912 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 51 | 161 |
| ,, recovered | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ,, removed | 32 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 104 | 191 |
| ,, in institutions | 25 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 85 | 194 |
| ,, under observation | 22 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 69 | 162 |
| Total | 105 | 29 | 91 | 174 | 310 | 709 |
One of the cases notified from Putney in 1911 removed toWandsworth
in 1912.
The above Table shows that there are at present 194 cases in
Poor Law Institutions, and 162 at home, a total of 356 cases which
are or have been dealt with by the Poor Law Authority. In 1911
the number of cases in Institutions was 318 and at home 162, a
total of 480. There has thus been in 1912 a d.crease of 124 case,
compared with 1911.