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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.
There has been a slight increase in the number of these notifications
compared with 1912 when 125 cases were notified, compared
with 128 in 1913.
There was a decrease in the number of cases of Diphtheria,
Puerperal Fever, and Ophthalmia Neonatorum, and a slight increase
in the number of cases of Scarlet Fever, Enteric Fever, Erysipelas,
and Polio-Myelitis.
The greatest number of cases notified, viz.:—25, was received
from the St. James's Infirmary, 17 of these being Erysipelas and
six of Puerperal Fever.
Of the 18 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified, 12 were
from the Royal Eye Hospital, and three from St. Thomas's Hospital.
Vaccination.
Table XXXVI. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1912. It
shows the number of children successfully vaccinated for the whole
Borough, as well as for the separate sub-districts. Streatham,
Balham and Tooting are included under the heading of Streatham.

Table: TABLE XXXVI.

TABLE XXXVI.

Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st of December, 1912.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccin-ation.Mad Small-pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District. Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
Clapham1,1635951...71318151113913
Putney4723581...21772832
Streatham2,7171,1443...1815076373329417
Wandswith2,2951,3613...149446234424227
Totals6,6473,4588...4221,348103136713459