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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING I960
| DISEASE | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-24 | 25 and over | Total Cases Notified | Total Cases removed to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 4 | — |
| Measles | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 27 | 5 | — | 2 | 55 | 2 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3* | — |
| dysentery | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | 17 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary or Influenza) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| TOTALS | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 148 | 12 | — |
* These 3 patients were already in hospital.