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30 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1932.
In March, 1932, the Council decided, with the approval of the
Minister of Health, to revoke their resolution of May, 1918, making
Whooping Cough a notifiable disease in Wandsworth, and it ceased
to be notifiable as from 23rd April, 1932.
From 1st January to this date 542 cases were notified.
131 of the cases were removed to hospital during the year.
720 visits were made by the Sanitary Inspectors and Health
Visitors to houses where cases of Whooping Cough occurred,
and 31 premises were disinfected.
Influenza.
The number of deaths from Influenza was 111 compared
with 97 in 1931, 22 in 1930, 237 in 1929, 41 in 1928 and 136 in 1927.
The death-rate was .31 per 1,000.
Influenzal Pneumonia and Acute Primary Pneumonia.
138 cases of acute Influenzal Pneumonia and 427 cases of
acute Primary Pneumonia were notified. 30 of the former
and 66 of the latter died.
The total number of deaths credited to all forms of Pneumonia
during the year was 180 compared with 191 in 1931, 207
in 1930, 331 in 1929, 246 in 1928, 239 in 1927, 217 in 1926, 181
in 1925, 233 in 1924, 189 in 1923 and 236 in 1922.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Six cases of this disease occurred. Five of them terminated
fatally. A further 13 deaths were registered as being caused
by Meningitis. Two other cases of this disease were notified,
but proved not to be cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Polio-myelitis and Polio-encephalitis.
Six cases and no death occurred.
One child was admitted during the year for treatment at
Queen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, under the scheme provided
by the L.C.C.