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Wandsworth 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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20 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1962
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 175 | — |
| Encephalitis, Acute | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 70 | — |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 44 | 57 | 58 | 34 | 22 | 69 | 95 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 691 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — |
| Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 |
| „ Acute Primary | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 118 | 34 |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 71 | — |
| Scabies | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 109 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis—all forms | 18 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 320 | 27 |
| Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 54 | — |
| Total | 123 | 75 | 110 | 80 | 52 | 144 | 151 | 126 | 65 | 124 | 93 | 69 | 51 | 73 | 96 | 71 | 39 | 43 | 54 | 42 | 1,681 | 68 |