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Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The number of dwellings in each sub-district and the whole
Borough in which multiple cases occurred is shown in the next
Table.
| Sub-Districts. | One case. | Two cases. | Three cases. | Four cases. | Five cases and upwards | Total houses invaded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 122 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2* | 144 |
| Putney | 51 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| Streatham | 218 | 21 | 6 | ... | 1 | 246 |
| Tooting | 116 | 14 | 4 | ... | 2† | 136 |
| Wandsworth | 179 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2‡ | 208 |
| Whole Borough | 686 | 82 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 804 |
* In Clapham II cases occurred in an Institution.
† In Tooting 30 cases occurred in an Institution.
‡ In Wandsworth six cases occurred in one house.
Of the 804 houses invaded multiple cases occurred in 118,
or 14.6 per cent.
Return Cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria.
60 cases of scarlet fever occurred after the return of cases
from the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and there
were also eight cases of Diphtheria.
Six of the return cases of scarlet fever occurred in Clapham,
five in Putney, 10 in Streatham, nine in Tooting, and 30 in
Wandsworth.
One of the return cases of diphtheria occurred in Clapham,
two in Putney, four in Streatham, and one in Tooting.
Enteric Fever.
Thirty-two cases of enteric fever were notified during the
year, six from Clapham, four from Putney, eight from Streatham,
and 14 from Wandsworth.
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