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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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Wimbledon Infectious Diseases Hospital
| Disease | Cases admitted | Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 Years | Over 5 Years | Total | Under 5 Years | Over 5 Years | Total | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 11 | 14 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 14 | 16 | ... | ... | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cases Admitted in 1938 From Wimbledon— | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 45 | 55 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever and Chicken-pox | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 32 | 36 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Sepsis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal 8epsis (Baby) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever (Carrier) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Measles and Bronchopneumonia | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| German Measles | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scabies (Baby) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 10 | 41 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 59 | 71 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ...... | l | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 17 | 7 | 24 | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 10 | 5 | 15 | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 87 | 239 | 326 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Daily Average Number of Cases in Hospital | 26 | |||||
| Average Number of Days in Hospital (per Case) | 34 | |||||
| Total Number of Kingston Cases treated | 183 | |||||
The revenue derived from the admission of patients from
outside areas since 1919 now exceeds £39,000.
Two hundred and ninety-two cases were admitted to the
Infectious Diseases Hospital during 1938. As there were thirtyfour
cases in hospital at the end of 1937, the total number of
cases under treatment during the year amounted to three
hundred and twenty-six. One hundred and forty-three of these
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