London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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58 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| SCHOOLS. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 17 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 40 | 239 |
| TOOTING. | |||||||||||||
| Ensham Street | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| Franciscan Road | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Fountain Road | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| R. C., Undine Street | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Sellincourt Road | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| Tooting Graveney | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| Private Schools | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 108 |
| WANDSWORTH. | |||||||||||||
| All Saints' | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Brandlehow Road | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 |
| Earlsfield | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Earlsfield Special | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Elliott Central | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Eltringham Street | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Garratt Lane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Littleton Street Special | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Magdalen Rd. Temporary | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Merton Road | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 |
| Riversdale | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 8 |
| R. C., North Side, Wandsworth Common | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| St. Ann's | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| St. Faith's | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| St. Michael's | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 |
| St. Thomas's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Swaffield Road | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 |
| Waldron Road | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Wandle | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 |
| Warple Way | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| West Hill | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Private Schools | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 12 |
| Total | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | l6 | 128 |
| Total,—Schools in Boro' | 33 | 43 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 475 |
| Schools outside Borough | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 36 |
| No School | 26 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 286 |
| Incorrect Diagnosis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | 8 | 36 |
| Grand Total | 63 | 66 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 80 | 102 | 117 | 111 | 833 |
The Chart (facing page 58) shows the number of cases notified
in each week during the year.