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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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The following Table shows the number of cases notified in
each sub-district during each month of the year 1915 and for the
whole year.
TABLE XXVIII.
| Sub-Districts. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 17 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 194 |
| Putney | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 64 |
| Streatham | 23 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 294 |
| Tooting | 16 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 55 | 36 | 3° | 312 |
| Wandsworth | 21 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 20 | 50 | 72 | 66 | 38 | 445 |
| W'holeBorough | 83 | 79 | 87 | 113 | 96 | 123 | 86 | 64 | 127 | 192 | 160 | 99 | 1,309 |
Scarlet Fever and Schools.
The next Table shows the number of cases of Scarlet Fever
for each month of the year among children in attendance at
elementary and other schools, for each sub-district, also the number
for the whole Borough, the number of cases among persons not
at school, the number attending schools outside the Borough, as
well as the number of cases in which as far as could be ascertained,
the diagnosis of Scarlet Fever was incorrect.
Of the total number of cases, viz.—1,309, the diagnosis was
incorrect in 55 or 4.2 per cent.; 715 or 54.6 per cent. were in attendance
at schools in the Borough; 46 or 3.5 per cent. attended schools
outside the Borough; while 493 or 37.6 per cent. did not attend
school, being either over or under school age.