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Wandsworth 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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48 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
There has been a decrease in the number of these notifications
compared with 1911 when 154 cases were notified, compared with
125 in 1912.
There was a decrease in the number of cases of all the diseases,
with the exception of Diphtheria, in which the number was the
same, viz.—33.
The greatest number notified, viz.—33, was received from
the St. James's Infirmary, 18 of these being Erysipelas and 10 of
Puerperal Fever.
Of the 20 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified, 11 were
from the Royal Eye Hospital.
Vaccination.
Table XXXI. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1911. It
shows the number of children successfully vaccinated for the
whole Borough, as well as for the separate sub-districts. Streatham,
Balham and Tooting are included under the heading of Streatham.

Table: TABLE XXXI.

TABLE XXXI.

Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st of December, 1911.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.j Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
Clapham1,2176414...95236121519123
Putney4663522...45513544
Streatham2,7171,37913...246498124...271186
Wandswith2,1791,3334...195331232823926
Totals6,5793,70523...58.1,11616248705239