Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XLVI.—continued.
SCHOOLS. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brought forward | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 104 |
WANDSWORTH. | |||||||||||||
Brandlehow Road | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
Cambourne Road | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Earlsfield | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Eltringham Street | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Garratt Lane | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Littleton Street Special | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Magdalen Road | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
Riversdale | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
St. Ann's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
St. Faith's | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
St. Joseph's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Southfield | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Swaffield Road | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Waldron Road | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Wandle | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
Warple Way | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
West Hill | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
Private Schools | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 75 |
Total—Schools in Borough | 11 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 179 |
Schools outside Borough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 |
No School | 24 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 189 |
Incorrect Diagnosis | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
Grand Total | 41 | 41 | 61 | 25 | 35 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 430 |
In Clapham, out of a total of 83 cases, 29 or 35 per cent.
occurred in children attending school; in Putney, of 19 cases, three
or 16 per cent.; in Streatham, of 105 cases, 52 or 50 per cent.; in
Tooting, of 86 cases, 20 or 23.2 per cent.; in Wandsworth, of
137 cases, 75 or 54.7 per cent.; and in the whole Borough, of 430
cases, 179 were in attendance at schools in the Borough, and eight at
schools outside the Borough, a total of 187, or 43.5 per cent.