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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 89
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wands-worth. | Whole Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. | |||||||
| Negative | 89 | 74 | 143 | 28 | 158 | 492 | |
| Positive | 33 | 9 | 74 | 14 | 61 | 191 | |
| enteric fever. | |||||||
| Negative | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 29 | ||
| Positive | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 14 | |
| Totals | 128 | 89 | 234 | 44 | 231 | 726 | |
In 191 out of 683 examinations for the bacillus of Diphtheria
the result was positive, and in 14 out of 2.9 examinations of blood in
suspected cases of Enteric Fever the Widal re-action was obtained.
The decrease in the total number was due to the absence of Diphtheria
in any of the Institutions in the Borough.
Puerperal Fever.
32 cases of Puerperal Fever were notified, compared with 27 in
1912, 24 in 1911, and 20 in 1910.
Five cases occurred in Clapham, six in Putney, three in
Streatham, four in Tooting, and 14 in Wandsworth.
13 of the cases (three in Clapham, two in Putney, three in
Streatham, one in Tooting, and four in Wandsworth), or 40 per cent,
were fatal, compared with 40 per cent, in 1912, 33-3 per cent, in
19x1, and 25 per cent, in 1910.
22 of the cases were removed to Institutions (five to St. James's
Infirmary, 11 to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals
and one each to St. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, Westminster,