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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
Wimbledon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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TABLE A—NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING 1938.
| DISEASE | Number of Cases Notified in Various Age Groups | Total Cases Notified | Total Cases Removed to Hospital | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | 65 and over. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 55 | 50 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 37 | 35 | |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 8 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 36 |
| Totals | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 208 | 140 |