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Wandsworth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1936.
| Result of Treatment. | Removed from Borough. | Still under Treatment. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered— Vision not affected. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Died. | |||
| — | — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | |||
| 9 | — | — | - | |||
| — | — | |||||
Measles.
The number of cases brought to my notice during the year
October 1st, 1935, to September 30th, 1936, was 3,973.
24 cases died during the calendar year.
73 cases of German Measles were also reported.
Table XIV. shows the number of cases of Measles and the
deaths from the disease for the last 10 years. The upper portion
of the Table, which gives the figures for each year commencing
the 1st October, shows clearly the biennial increase which occurs
in the incidence and mortality. The figures for each calendar
year are also given for purposes of comparison.
509 cases were removed to hospital, compared with 620 in
the epidemic year of 1934.
109 cases requiring special home nursing were referred to
District Nursing Associations in the Borough, compared with
73 in 1934 and the nurses made 1,108 visits to these cases, compared
with 920 in 1934.
The death-rate per 1,000 of the population was .06 compared
with .17 in 1934 and TO in 1932.
5,628 visits were made by the Sanitary Inspectors and Health
Visitors to houses where cases of Measles occurred, and 132 premises
were disinfected at the request of the occupiers.