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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.
The following Table shows the number of cases notified in
each sub-district during each month of the year 1912 and for the
whole year.
| Sub-Districts. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 135 |
| Putney | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 41 |
| Streatham | 17 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 33 | 228 |
| Tooting | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 42 | 21 | 207 |
| Wandsworth | 18 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 222 |
| Whole Borough | 63 | 66 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 511 | 80 | 102 | 117 | 111 | 833 |
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.—833, the diagnosis was
incorrect in 36 or 4.3 per cent; 475 or 57.0 per cent. were in
attendance at schools in the Borough; 36 or 4.3 per cent. attended
schools outside the Borough; while 286 or 34.4 per cent. did not
attend school, being either over or under school age.