London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
16 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1960
TABLE II
| 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 | |||
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 43 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 315 | — | |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 42 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 68 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 5 | 296 | 23 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 527 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Measles | 65 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 69 | 25 | 118 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 76 | 48 | 62 | 116 | 30 | 20 | 825 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 4 |
| Acute Primary | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 124 | 26 | |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | —, | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 87 | — |
| Scabies | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 172 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—all forms | 46 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 395 | 34 | |
| Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 46 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 18 | 38 | 33 | 51 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 492 | — |
| Total | 280 | 58 | 120 | 113 | 79 | 213 | 132 | 505 | 144 | 230 | 113 | 83 | 83 | 125 | 173 | 105 | 129 | 189 | 60 | 98 | 3,032 | 65 |