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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
Sutton and Cheam 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) during 1937.
| Disease. | Under 1 Years. | 1 Year. | 2 Years. | 3 Years. | 4 Years. | 5 Years. | 10 Years. | 15 Years. | 20 Years. | 35 Years. | 45 Years. | 65 Years. | Totals. | Removed to Hospital | *Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 19 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 151 | 121 | - | ||
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 25 | 24 | 5 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Para-typhoid B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| C | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | — | 40 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Dysentery | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 2 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| Therapeutic Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| London S.F cases in the Downs | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | - | — | — | 8 | 7 | — |
| Hospital Dip. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
*Under Column "Died" all deaths, whether notified in the District or outside
it, or not notified at all, are included.
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