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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sub-District. | No. | Removed to Hospital. | Returned from Hospital. | No. of days 1st case was in Hospital. | Date of 1st symptoms of subsequent case. | No. of days elapsing between return of 1st case and 1st symptoms of subsequent case. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streatham | I | 1912 Aug. 2ist | 1912 Oct. 3rd | 43 | 1912 Oct. 14th | 11 | |
| Wandsworth | 2 | Aug. 20th | Oct. 3rd | 44 | Oct. 8th | 5 |
Enteric Fever.
71 cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year (16
from Clapham, eight from Putney, 18 from Streatham, eight from
Tooting, and 21 from Wandsworth), compared with 58 in 1911, 54
in 1910, and 66 in 1909.
54 of the cases were removed to hospital where seven died, and
17 were treated at home with one death.
The total number of deaths was eight, (two in Clapham, none
in Putney, none in Streatham, one in Tooting, and five in Wandsworth),
compared with nine in 1911, eight in 1910, and six in 1909.
The number of deaths was one less than in 1911, and 6.5 under
the decennial average.
The proportion of cases notified per 1,000 of population was .22,
compared with .18 in 1911, .18 in 1910, .22 in 1909, and with .15
for the whole of London.
The corrected death-rate from Fever was .02 per 1,000, compared
with .03 in 1911, .02 in 1910, and .02 in 1909; while the
rate for the whole of London was .025, compared with .03 in 1911, .04
in 1910, and .03 in 1909.