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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
to be definite cases of Tuberculosis and 12 were suspected cases.
In the remainder there was no evidence of disease.
| Age Groups. | Tuberculous. | Suspected Tuberculosis. | Non-Tuberculous. | Grand Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||||||
| Under 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 207 | 410 | 426 | ||||||
| 5and under 15 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 6 | ... | 6 | 497 | 536 | 1033 | 1102 | ||||||
| 15 and under 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ... | .... | 2 | 67 | 95 | 162 | 184 | ||||||
| 25 and under 35 | 1 | 16 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 101 | 121 | 139 | ||||||
| 35 and under 45 | 7 | 28 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 106 | 130 | 165 | ||||||
| 45 and under 55 | 3 | 11 | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 69 | ||||||
| 55 and under 6s | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | ||||||
| 65 and upwards | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Totals... | 61 | 106 | 167 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 822 | 1103 | 1925 | 2104 | ||||||
Small=pox.
No vaccination or re-vaccination was performed by the
Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health (Small-pox)
Regulations during the year.
Vaccination.
Table LXI. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Boards of Guardians for the year 1919. 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.