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Wandsworth 1920
[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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All the cases were swabbed again and not readmitted to
school till found negative.
Every positive or suspicious case was visited and all necessary
precautions taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
The number of dwellings in each sub-district and the whole
Borough in which multiple cases occurred is shown in the next
Table.
| Sub-Districts. | One case. | Two cases. | Three cases. | Four cases. | Five cases and upwards | Total houses invaded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 170 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2* | 189 |
| Putney | 39 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 48 |
| Streatham | 275 | 36 | 8 | 4 | ... | 323 |
| Tooting | 104 | 7 | I | 2 | 1† | 115 |
| Wandsworth | 232 | 19 | 6 | 2 | ... | 259 |
| Whole Borough | 820 | 78 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 934 |
* In Clapham seven cases occurred in an Institution,
† In Tooting seven cases occurred in an Institution.
Of the 934 houses invaded multiple cases occurred in 114,
or 12.20 per cent.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
57 cases of scarlet fever occurred after the return of cases
from the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and there
were also 13 cases of Diphtheria.
14 of the return cases of scarlet fever occurred in Clapham,
seevn in Putney, 18 in Streatham, four in Tooting, and 14 in
Wandsworth.
Two of the return cases of diphtheria occurred in Clapham,
seven in Streatham, and four in Wandsworth.