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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| NOTIFIABLE DISEASES | NUMBER OF NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WARDS | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTNEY | CENTRAL | BATTERSEA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roehampton | Putney | Thamesfield | West Hill | Southfield | Fairfield | Earlsfield | Springfield | Tooting | Graveney | Bedford | Furzedown | Northcote | Balham | Nightingale | St. John | Latchmere | St. Mary's Park | Shaftesbury | Queenstown | TOTALS | |
| Acute encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Acute meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Acute poliomvelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 7 | — | 18 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 133 |
| Food poisoning | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 |
| Infective jaundice | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 56 |
| Leprosy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leptospirosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Measles | 14 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 49 | 33 | 23 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 120 | 56 | 658 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Paratyphoid fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 93 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tetanus | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - |
| Tuberculosis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 127 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 | _- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping cough | — | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 131 |
| Yellow fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas* | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Pneumonia, acute influenzal* | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Pneumonia, acute primary* | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 |
| Puerperal pyrexia* | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 32 | 26 | 29 | 95 | 59 | 59 | 84 | 65 | 95 | 69 | 51 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 33 | 65 | 73 | 51 | 145 | 72 | 1,280 |
* These diseases ceased to be notifiable on 1st October 1968