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Wimbledon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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WIMBLEDON INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.
One hundred and sixty-nine cases were admitted to the Infectious
Diseases Hospital during 1947, as under :—
From Wimbledon 129
From Kingston 34
From other districts 6
169
As there were 15 cases in the hospital at the end of 1946, the
total number of cases under treatment during the year was 184.
Eight patients remained in the hospital at the end of 1947 (5
from Wimbledon, and 3 from Kingston).
The following table shows the diseases from which the patients were stated to be suffering on admission, and the number of cases in which the diagnosis was confirmed: —
| Disease | No. stated to be suffering on admission | No. of cases in which diagnosis was confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 8 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 54 | 52 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 11 | 4 |
| Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis Polioencephalitis | 28 | 11 |
| 12 | ||
| Measles | 27 | 27 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 10 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 3 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 2 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 3 | 3 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | Puerperal Sepsis 2 |
| B. Coli Infection 1 | ||
| Healthy babies (admitted with mothers) | 3 | 3 |
| 156 |
There were in addition 13 miscellaneous cases admitted, bringing
the total number of patients admitted to 169.
Poliomyelitis.
Reference to the outbreak of poliomyelitis which occurred
throughout England and Wales has been made earlier in the Report.
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