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Wandsworth 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1961
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 | 8 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 93 | - |
| Encephalitis, Acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 28 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 86 | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Measles | 360 | 170 | 236 | 530 | 353 | 266 | 285 | 390 | 351 | 145 | 274 | 209 | 213 | 146 | 167 | 131 | 118 | 151 | 189 | 228 | 4,912 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | - |
| Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 28 |
| Acute Primary | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 122 | 45 |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 98 | — |
| Scabies | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | - | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 107 | - |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis—all forms | 40 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 352 | 30 |
| Typhoid Fever and Para typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 191 | — |
| Total | 425 | 204 | 280 | 585 | 395 | 369 | 350 | 473 | 414 | 251 | 353 | 263 | 277 | 197 | 260 | 177 | 147 | 195 | 224 | 270 | 6,109 | 106 |