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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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The number of dwellings in each sub-district and the whole
Borough in which multiple cases occurred is shown in the following
Table
| Sub-Districis. | One case. | Two cases. | Three cases. | Four cases. | Five cases and upwards. | Total houses invaded. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 56 | 6 | 2 | ... | 65 | |
| Putney | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 54 | |
| Streatham | 79 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 87 |
| Tooting | 46 | 1 | ... | ... | 47 | |
| Wandsworth | 89 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 104 |
| Whole Borough | 3l7 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 357 |
*18 cases occurred in an Institution.
Of the 357 houses invaded, multiple cases occurred in 40, or 11.2
per cent.
No cases of Diphtheria were notified as having occurred in
children attending the following elementary schools in the Boiough :
In Clapham :—
Aristotle Road.
Christchurch.
Larkhall Lane.
Macaulay Road.
New Road.
St. John's, Gaskell Street.
St. Mary's, Clapham Park Road.
St. Mary's, Crescent Lane.
Wirtemberg Street.
In Putney :—
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton.
National School, Roehampton.
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