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Wimbledon 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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225 cases were admitted to the Wimbledon Isolation
Hospital during 1926, making a total of 278 cases under
treatment during the year, 53 cases remaining under treatment
from 1925. 224 cases were from Wimbledon, and 54 from
Kingston.
Scarlet Fever:—Of the 167 cases admitted as scarlet
fever, 4 were not scarlet—3 being transient erythemas and
one a case of German Measles. 8 cases were admitted desquamating.
98% of the cases were mild and 2% moderately
severe. There were no deaths.
3 cases developed mastoid disease and one case (with a
history of transient rash), was admitted with acute mastoiditis.
All were successfully operated on—3 by radical operation and
one by Wilde's operation.
5 cases developed secondary attacks of Scarlet Fever
during the stay in hospital—3 untreated by Anti-scarlet serum
and 2 cases treated by serum. These cases may be accounted
39

Table: Wimbledon Isolation Hospital.

Wimbledon Isolation Hospital.

Carried, over from 1925Under 5 years.Over 5 years.Total.Deaths.Remarks.
Under 5 yearsOver 5 years.Total.
Scarlet Fever103040---Daily average number of cases, 30.
Diphtheria21012---
Erysipelas-11---
Cases admitted in 1926.
From Wimbledon.
Scarlet Fever26108134---
Diphtheria21921---
Enteric Fever-22-11
Measlesl121-1
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis-11-11Average number of days in hospital, 48
Chickenpox-11---
Mumpsl-1---
? Diphtheria-22---Total Kingston cases, 54
Erysipelas-55-22
Erysipelas (Staff)-11---
From Kingston.
Scarlet Fever82533---
Diphtheria71219-11
Measles1-1---
Enteric Fever-11---
From Wandsworth Measles-11---
Total Treated in 192658220278156