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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseases. 41
TABLE XVI.—
| School. | Diseases. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | German Measles. | Chicken-pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Ringworm. | Other Diseases. | Totals. | |
| Brought forward | 17 | 37 | 289 | 4 | 85 | 24 | 44 | — | 18 | 518 |
| Heathbrook, St. Rule Street | 2 | _ | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | _ | _ | 29 |
| Henry Thornton, South Side | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | - | 2 | 8 |
| Larkhall Lane | 2 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | - | 3 | 49 |
| New Park Road | 8 | 14 | 102 | — | 12 | 1 | — | - | 4 | 141 |
| Parochial, Old Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 1 | — | - | — | 60 |
| Parochial, Macaulay Road | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| St. Mary's, Crescent Lane | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | 5 |
| St. Mary's, St. Alphonsus Road | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 2 |
| Stonhouse Street | 5 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 86 |
| Stowey House, Clapham Com. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 |
| Telferscot Road | 7 | 2 | 70 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 83 |
| Putney. | ||||||||||
| Church of England, Felsham Rd. | 4 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | 3 | - | 1 | 37 |
| Church of England Lower Com. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Convent of Sacred Heart (Ele.) | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 11 |
| Hotham Road | 7 | 7 | 58 | 7 | 52 | _ | 27 | - | 7 | 165 |
| Huntingfield Road | 2 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 68 |
| Parochial, Roehampton | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| St. Agnes', R.C. | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Upper Grade, Lacy Road | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Balham. | ||||||||||
| Balham Central | 1 | _ | 4 | 4 | 2 | _ | 4 | - | 2 | 17 |
| Bec, The | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | — | — |
| Broadwater Road | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | _ | — | 11 | |
| Fircroft Road | 3 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | 6 | 99 |
| Hearnville Road | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 1 | — | 81 |
| Holy Trinity | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 3 |
| Nightingale Square, R.C. | 6 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 62 |
| Oldridge Road | 3 | 16 | 28 | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | — | 1 | 71 |
| Ravenstone Street | 3 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 31 | — | — | 96 |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 87 |
| Smallwood Road | 13 | 17 | 119 | 21 | 12 | — | 42 | - | 7 | 231 |
| Streatham. | ||||||||||
| Christchurch | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| County Secondary, Welham Rd. | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dunraven | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | |
| Eardley Road | 11 | 4 | 80 | 55 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 226 |
| Furzedown Demonstration | 2 | 12 | 59 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 93 |
| Carried forward | 122 | 159 | 1142 | 158 | 385 | 118 | 215 | 7 | 67 | 2373 |