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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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INFECTIVE DISEASES
TABLE V.
| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | TOTAL CASES OF INFECTIVE DISEASES OCCURRING IN EACH WARD | Whole Borough | Deaths | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTNEY | CENTRAL | CLAPHAM | STREATHAM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Putney | Thamesfield | Fairfield | West Hill | Southfield | Earlsfield | Springfield | Tooting | Graveney | Bedford | Larkhall | Clapham North | Clapham Park | Thornton | Balham | Streatham Hill | St. Leonards | Streatham Common | Streatham South | Furzedown | |||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 18 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 6 | n | 323 | — |
| Measles | 127 | 73 | 195 | 87 | 160 | 180 | 174 | 260 | 178 | 150 | 172 | 130 | no | 122 | 129 | 124 | 110 | 126 | 117 | 106 | 2,850 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 42 | 86 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 53 | 123 | 52 | 44 | 68 | 46 | 50 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 46 | 925 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Dysentery | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 132 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | i | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 55 | — |
| Scabies | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 182 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | I | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Acute Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Influenzal | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 129 | 40 |
| Acute Primary | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 191 | 41 |
| Tuberculosis—All forms | 58 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 28 | 49 | 45 | 49 | 19 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 663 | 73 |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 265 | 187 | 408 | 223 | 318 | 362 | 339 | 556 | 305 | 284 | 312 | 259 | 314 | 239 | 254 | 217 | 177 | 230 | 206 | 211 | 5,666 | 167 |