Wandsworth had the third highest rate of new chlamydia cases in 15-24-year-olds in London last year.

Detection of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the age group was 3,634.7 in 100,000 in the borough, with Hackney and Lambeth being the only boroughs with a higher rate in the capital.

The infection causes inflammation of the urethra or swelling at the head of the penis and can lead to a burning feeling during urination.

It can occur one to three weeks after exposure to the bacteria.

Public Health England recommends local authorities work toward a rate of 2,300 cases in 100,000 people.

Rates of diagnoses for new STIs were also higher in Wandsworth than the average in England, with 1,981 per 100,000 compared to 797.2 across the whole country.

Wandsworth had a rate of 273.7 cases of gonorrhea per 100,000 in 2014.

Figures, from Public Health England, show that London has the highest rate of new STI diagnoses in England, and that diagnoses of the five main STIs, syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, genital herpes and genital warts, has risen from 35,268 in 2010 to 44,810 in 2014.

Natika Halil, chief executive of sexual health charity FPA said: "The number of newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in London rose by 5% between 2013 and 2014; by comparison, in the same time for the whole of England there was a slight decrease of 0.3%.

"While diagnoses figures are a reflection of people getting tested, and the more people who get tested the better, London clearly has much higher rates of STIs than other parts of the country.

"It is really important that local strategies are implemented to tackle this - especially to take into account the varying populations in different areas, and to think about how best to target high risk groups including young people, men who have sex with men, and black ethnic groups.

"It is also vital that people are given the information and support they need to protect themselves, and that we break down some stubborn myths that still surround STIs - like only people with lots of sexual partners get them, that all infections will just go away by themselves, or that getting a test is difficult or painful.

"None of these things are true.

"The best way to protect yourself is to use a condom each time you have sex."